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| Dmanisi preserves the oldest human ancestors outside Africa. Many skeletons were found in ancient carnivore dens, the victims of now-extinct sabre tooth cats or giant cheetahs. [Courtesy of David Lordkipanidze] |
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| The reconstructions show the ancient man's low forehead, small braincase and protruding jaws, all primitive traits. But he also had a flat, vertically-oriented upper face. This and other traits show that he was indeed a member of our genus, and one of our ancestors. The team concludes that he belongs in the species Homo erectus. [© Jay Matternes]
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