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Where were the earliest Homo erectus fossils outside Africa found?

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Side-view illustration of a Homo erectus individual, depicted with a robust, upright body covered in hair, walking with one arm bent. A scale bar beside the figure shows measurements in inches and centimeters. — Homo erectus Artist's rendering of *Homo erectus*, which lived from approximately 1,700,000 to 200,000 years ago.

The earliest Homo erectus fossils found outside of Africa were discovered at Dmanisi, a site located in the southern Caucasus region of Georgia.1

These remains, which include a jawbone unearthed in 1991 and crania discovered in 1999, have been dated to approximately 1.7 million years ago. The Dmanisi fossils are considered among the most ancient human habitation sites in Eurasia and are crucial for understanding the dispersal of Homo erectus from Africa.12