US Edition1.8-million-year-old human jawbone discovered in Georgia
The Orozmani site has yielded multiple Homo erectus fossils and stone tools, helping researchers understand early human migration and environment 1.8 million years ago.
- On August 15, 2025, archaeologists at Kvemo Orozmani discovered a 1.8-million-year-old lower jawbone identified as belonging to Homo erectus, an early human species.
- The Orozmani excavation, though tiny in footprint, has yielded the oldest early-human remains found outside Africa and the lower jawbone was unearthed around 100km southwest of Tbilisi, near the Armenian border.
- Alongside the jawbone, teams found fossils of a sabre-toothed tiger, elephant, wolf, deer and giraffe, stone tools, and prior nearby sites yielded skulls and teeth.
- Scientists expect the discovery to shed light on early human evolution after leaving Africa, and Giorgi Bidzinashvili said, `The study of the early human and fossil animal remains from Orozmani will allow us to determine the lifestyle of the first colonisers of Eurasia'.
- The excavation team reports discovering new Homo erectus remains annually, with Miles Alexandre recounting, `My second day I found a nice little ankle bone`.
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In the village of Orozmani, Georgia, archaeologists have made a significant discovery. At the archaeological site, which is no larger than two parking lots, they found human remains believed to be 1.8 million years old.
1.8-Million-Year-Old Human Jawbone Discovered at Site That's Smaller Than 2 Parking Spaces
In addition to the ancient jawbone, scientists uncovered fossils from a sabre-toothed tiger, wolf, elephant and giraffe along with tools made of stoneREUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze On Aug. 15, an archaeologist works at an excavation site in Georgia where a Homo erectus jawbone was found.NEED TO KNOWScientists on a dig in Georgia have discovered what they believe to be a 1.8-million-year-old Homo erectus jawboneArcheologists made the discovery during a…
1.8-Million-Year-Old Jawbone Unearthed in Georgia
Ancient human jawbone. Credit: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 A team of archaeologists has unearthed a 1.8-million-year-old jawbone at a prehistoric site in the southern region of the country of Georgia, offering fresh insight into early human migration and life outside Africa. The jawbone, found at the Orozmani site about 100 kilometers (62 miles) southwest of Tbilisi, is among the oldest human remains…
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