Re: Georgians Claim to Unearth Ancient Skull

pete wrote:
>
> Mario Petrinovich wrote:
> >
> > John B.:
> > > By MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI,
> > > Associated Press Writer Mon Aug 22, 9:06 PM
> > > ET
> > >
> > > TBILISI, Georgia
> > > - Archaeologists in the former Soviet republic of Georgia
> > > have unearthed a skull they say is 1.8 million years old
> > > - part of a find
> > > that holds the oldest traces of humankind's closest
> > > ancestors ever found in Europe.
> >
> > Is this something new?
> > It looks just like an article I've read year or two ago.
>
> 5 July 2002
>
> http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0208/feature1/

Not the same thing. This is a recent report.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9045004/
Updated: 8:25 p.m. ET Aug. 22, 2005

TBILISI, Georgia - Archaeologists in the former Soviet republic of Georgia
have unearthed a skull they say is 1.8 million years old, representing part
of a find that holds the oldest traces of humanity's closest ancestors ever
found in Europe.

The Homo erectus skull was found this month in Dmanisi, an area about 60
miles (100 kilometers) southeast of the capital, Tbilisi, said Georgian
National Museum director David Lortkipanidze, who took part in the dig.

In total, five bones or fragments believed to be about the same age have been
found in the area, including a jawbone discovered in 1991, Lortkipanidze said
by telephone. The skull, however, was in the best condition of the five. It
was unearthed on Sunday and sent to the museum for further study.
...
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