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PORTRAIT OF A PIONEER With a brain half the size of a modern one and a brow reminiscent
of Homo habilis, this hominid is one of the most primitive members of our genus on record. Paleoartist John Gurche reconstructed this 1.75-million-year-old explorer from a nearly complete teenage H. erectus skull and associated mandible found in Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia. The background figures derive from two partial crania recovered at the site.
Image: JOHN GURCHE
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
This article was originally published with the title Stranger in a New Land.
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