David Lordkipanidze
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David Lordkipanidze is best known for his discovery of the hominin fossil, first named ''Homo georgicus'', but later reclassified as ''Homo erectus''. Conducting excavation at Dmanisi in Georgia, he found skulls of an early hominin thought to be a precursor of Homo erectus. Subsequently, four fossil skeletons were found, showing a species still with primitive features in its skull and upper body but with relatively advanced spines and lower limbs, providing greater mobility. They represent a stage soon after the transition from Homo habilis to Homo erectus, and have been dated at 1.8 million years before the present.
Lordkipanidze has received many awards, including the Georgia's Order of Honour (2000), Award of the Prince of Monaco (2001), the French Order of "Palmes Academiques" (2002), the Rolex Award for Enterprise (2004), the French Order of Honour (2006) and the Goethe Medal (2016).
He was appointed Director General of the Georgian National Museum (GNM) in 2004. In 2007 he became both a Foreign Member of the United States National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science (U.S.). Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Margvelashvili, Ann, Zollikofer, Christoph P.E., Lordkipanidze, David, Tafforeau, Paul, Ponce de León, Marcia S.Get access
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2by Cappellini, Enrico, Welker, Frido, Pandolfi, Luca, Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmin, Samodova, Diana, Ruther, Patrick L., Fotakis, Anna K., Lyon, David, Moreno-Mayar, J. Victor, Bukhsianidze, Maia, Jersie-Christensen, Rosa Rakownikow, Mackie, Meaghan, Ginolhac, Aurelien, Ferring, Reid, Tappen, Martha, Palkopoulou, Eleftheria, Dickinson, Marc R., Stafford, Thomas W., Jr., Chan, Yvonne L., Gotherstrom, Anders, Nathan, Senthilvel K. S. S., Heintzman, Peter D., Kapp, Joshua D., Kirillova, Irina, Moodley, Yoshan, Agusti, Jordi, Kahlke, Ralf-Dietrich, Kiladze, Gocha, Martinez-Navarro, Bienvenido, Liu, Shanlin, Velasco, Marcela Sandoval, Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S., Kelstrup, Christian D., Allentoft, Morten E., Orlando, Ludovic, Penkman, Kirsty, Shapiro, Beth, Rook, Lorenzo, Dalen, Love, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Olsen, Jesper V., Lordkipanidze, David, Willerslev, EskeGet access
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3by Cappellini, Enrico, Welker, Frido, Pandolfi, Luca, Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín, Samodova, Diana, Rüther, Patrick L., Fotakis, Anna K., Lyon, David, Moreno-Mayar, J. Víctor, Bukhsianidze, Maia, Jersie-Christensen, Rosa Rakownikow, Mackie, Meaghan, Ginolhac, Aurélien, Ferring, Reid, Tappen, Martha, Palkopoulou, Eleftheria, Dickinson, Marc R., Stafford, Jr., Thomas W., Chan, Yvonne L., Götherström, Anders, Nathan, Senthilvel K.S.S., Heintzman, Peter D., Kapp, Joshua D., Kirillova, Irina V., Moodley, Yoshan, Agusti, Jordi, Kahlke, Ralf-Dietrich, Kiladze, Gocha, Martínez-Navarro, Bienvenido, Liu, Shanlin, Sandoval Velasco, Marcela, Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S., Kelstrup, Christian D., Allentoft, Morten E., Orlando, Ludovic, Penkman, Kirsty, Shapiro, Beth, Rook, Lorenzo, Dalén, Love, Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius, Olsen, Jesper V., Lordkipanidze, David, Willerslev, EskeGet access
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4by Cappellini, Enrico, Welker, Frido, Pandolfi, Luca, Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín, Samodova, Diana, Rüther, Patrick L., Fotakis, Anna K., Lyon, David, Moreno-Mayar, J. Víctor, Bukhsianidze, Maia, Jersie-Christensen, Rosa Rakownikow, Mackie, Meaghan, Ginolhac, Aurélien, Ferring, Reid, Tappen, Martha, Palkopoulou, Eleftheria, Dickinson, Marc R., Stafford, Thomas W., Chan, Yvonne L., Götherström, Anders, Nathan, Senthilvel KSS, Heintzman, Peter D., Kapp, Joshua D., Kirillova, Irina, Moodley, Yoshan, Agusti, Jordi, Kahlke, Ralf-Dietrich, Kiladze, Gocha, Martínez–Navarro, Bienvenido, Liu, Shanlin, Velasco, Marcela Sandoval, Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S., Kelstrup, Christian D., Allentoft, Morten E., Orlando, Ludovic, Penkman, Kirsty, Shapiro, Beth, Rook, Lorenzo, Dalén, Love, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Olsen, Jesper V., Lordkipanidze, David, Willerslev, EskeGet access
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5by Cappellini, Enrico, Welker, Frido, Pandolfi, Luca, Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín, Samodova, Diana, Rüther, Patrick L., Fotakis, Anna K., Lyon, David, Moreno-Mayar, J. Víctor, Bukhsianidze, Maia, Rakownikow Jersie-Christensen, Rosa, Mackie, Meaghan, Ginolhac, Aurélien, Ferring, Reid, Tappen, Martha, Palkopoulou, Eleftheria, Dickinson, Marc R., Stafford, Thomas W., Chan, Yvonne L., Götherström, Anders, Nathan, Senthilvel K.S.S., Heintzman, Peter D., Kapp, Joshua D., Kirillova, Irina, Moodley, Yoshan, Agusti, Jordi, Kahlke, Ralf Dietrich, Kiladze, Gocha, Martínez-Navarro, Bienvenido, Liu, Shanlin, Sandoval Velasco, Marcela, Sinding, Mikkel Holger S., Kelstrup, Christian D., Allentoft, Morten E., Orlando, Ludovic, Penkman, Kirsty, Shapiro, Beth, Rook, Lorenzo, Dalén, Love, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Olsen, Jesper V., Lordkipanidze, David, Willerslev, EskeGet access
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6by Cappellini, Enrico, Welker, Frido, Pandolfi, Luca, Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín, Samodova, Diana, Rüther, Patrick L, Fotakis, Anna K, Lyon, David, Moreno-Mayar, J Víctor, Bukhsianidze, Maia, Rakownikow Jersie-Christensen, Rosa, Mackie, Meaghan, Ginolhac, Aurélien, Ferring, Reid, Tappen, Martha, Palkopoulou, Eleftheria, Dickinson, Marc R, Stafford, Thomas W, Chan, Yvonne L, Götherström, Anders, Nathan, Senthilvel KSS, Heintzman, Peter D, Kapp, Joshua D, Kirillova, Irina, Moodley, Yoshan, Agusti, Jordi, Kahlke, Ralf-Dietrich, Kiladze, Gocha, Martínez-Navarro, Bienvenido, Liu, Shanlin, Sandoval Velasco, Marcela, Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S, Kelstrup, Christian D, Allentoft, Morten E, Orlando, Ludovic, Penkman, Kirsty, Shapiro, Beth, Rook, Lorenzo, Dalén, Love, Gilbert, M Thomas P, Olsen, Jesper V, Lordkipanidze, David, Willerslev, EskeGet access
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7by Cappellini, Enrico, Welker, Frido, Pandolfi, Luca, Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmin, Samodova, Diana, Ruther, Patrick L., Fotakis, Anna K., Lyon, David, Moreno-Mayar, J. Victor, Bukhsianidze, Maia, Rakownikow Jersie-Christensen, Rosa, Mackie, Meaghan, Ginolhac, Aurélien, Ferring, Reid, Tappen, Martha, Palkopoulou, Eleftheria, Dickinson, Marc R., Stafford, Thomas W. Jr, Chan, Yvonne L., Gotherstrom, Anders, Nathan, Senthilvel K. S. S., Heintzman, Peter D., Kapp, Joshua D., Kirillova, Irina, Moodley, Yoshan, Agusti, Jordi, Kahlke, Ralf-Dietrich, Kiladze, Gocha, Martinez-Navarro, Bienvenido, Liu, Shanlin, Sandoval Velasco, Marcela, Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S., Kelstrup, Christian D., Allentoft, Morten E., Orlando, Ludovic, Penkman, Kirsty, Shapiro, Beth, Rook, Lorenzo, Dalen, Love, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Olsen, Jesper V., Lordkipanidze, David, Willerslev, EskeGet access
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8by Cappellini, Enrico, Welker, Frido, Pandolfi, Luca, Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín, Samodova, Diana, Rüther, Patrick L., Fotakis, Anna K., Lyon, David, Moreno-Mayar, J. Víctor, Bukhsianidze, Maia, Rakownikow Jersie-Christensen, Rosa, Mackie, Meaghan, Ginolhac, Aurélien, Ferring, Reid, Tappen, Martha, Palkopoulou, Eleftheria, Dickinson, Marc R., Stafford, Thomas W., Chan, Yvonne L., Götherström, Anders, Nathan, Senthilvel K.S.S., Heintzman, Peter D., Kapp, Joshua D., Kirillova, Irina, Moodley, Yoshan, Agusti, Jordi, Kahlke, Ralf Dietrich, Kiladze, Gocha, Martínez-Navarro, Bienvenido, Liu, Shanlin, Sandoval Velasco, Marcela, Sinding, Mikkel Holger S., Kelstrup, Christian D., Allentoft, Morten E., Orlando, Ludovic, Penkman, Kirsty, Shapiro, Beth, Rook, Lorenzo, Dalén, Love, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Olsen, Jesper V., Lordkipanidze, David, Willerslev, EskeGet access
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9by Cappellini, Enrico, Welker, Frido, Pandolfi, Luca, Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín, Samodova, Diana, Rüther, Patrick L., Fotakis, Anna K., Lyon, David, Moreno-Mayar, J. Víctor, Bukhsianidze, Maia, Rakownikow Jersie-Christensen, Rosa, Mackie, Meaghan, Ginolhac, Aurélien, Ferring, Reid, Tappen, Martha, Palkopoulou, Eleftheria, Dickinson, Marc R., Stafford, Thomas W., Chan, Yvonne L., Götherström, Anders, Nathan, Senthilvel K.S.S., Heintzman, Peter D., Kapp, Joshua D., Kirillova, Irina, Moodley, Yoshan, Agusti, Jordi, Kahlke, Ralf Dietrich, Kiladze, Gocha, Martínez-Navarro, Bienvenido, Liu, Shanlin, Sandoval Velasco, Marcela, Sinding, Mikkel Holger S., Kelstrup, Christian D., Allentoft, Morten E., Orlando, Ludovic, Penkman, Kirsty, Shapiro, Beth, Rook, Lorenzo, Dalén, Love, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Olsen, Jesper V., Lordkipanidze, David, Willerslev, EskeGet access
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