Activity Type:
Lecture
Presenter:
David Lorkipanidze, General Director, Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
Date:
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 20:00 to 21:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Event Web Site:
Cost:
Free
The single fossil site Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia, rivals numerous sites in Tanzania and East Africa not only in geological age, 1.85-
1.78 million years ago, but also and especially in morphological diversity of human fossils. Recent research has demonstrated that although brief, the geological history of the site was not, as might be expected, relatively uniform, but rather very complex. This interesting and unique situation impacts interpretation of the human remains and, more broadly, raises important questions about the interpretation of human evolution during this period.
UCIS Unit:
Asian Studies Center
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
International Week
Non-University Sponsors:
Humanities Center
Department of Anthropology
University Honors College
World Regions:
Russia/Eastern Europe