In Dmanisi, Orozmani International Archaeological Expedition have unearthed the first ancient human remains to be discovered at the former site.

According to the Georgian National Research Center of Archaeology and Prehistory, the finding of a lower tooth of a homo erectus, dated back 1.8 million years, and meant the Orozmani site joined its Dmanisi counterpart as the earliest origin of early homo settlements outside the African continent.

The discovery was made at the location where digs have been ongoing since 2021 and resulted in findings of stone tools used by homo erectus as well as remains of extinct animals.