David Lordkipanidze - Publications#

2011

Ferring, R., Oms, O., Agustí, J., Berna, F., Nioradze, M., Shelia, T., Tappenf, M., Vekua, A., Zhvania, D., Lordkipanidze, D. (2011) Earliest human occupations at Dmanisi (Georgian Caucasus) dated to 1.85–1.78 Ma, PNAS, June 28, 2011 vol. 108no. 26 10432-10436.

Agustí, J., Lordkipanidze, D., (2011) How “African” was the early human dispersal out of Africa? Quaternary Science Reviews, v. 30, iss. 11-12, p. 1338-1342.

Jashashvili, T., Ponce de Leon, M., Lordkipanidze, D., Zollikofer, Ch. P.E. (2011) First evidence of a bipartite medial cuneiform in the hominin fossil record: a case report from the Early Pleistocene site of Dmanisi. Journal of Anatomy, Vol. 216, Issue: 6, Date: June 2010, pp. 705-716.

Garcia, T., Féraud, G., Falguères, Christophe., de Lumley, H., Perrenoud, Ch., Lordkipandize, D. (2011) Earliest human remains in Eurasia: New 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Dmanisi hominid-bearing levels, Georgia. Quaternary Geochronology, Volume 5, issue 4 (August, 2010), p. 443-451.

Mgeladze, A., Lordkipandize, D., Moncel, M., Despriee, J., Chagelishvili, R. (2011) Hominin occupations at the Dmanisi site, Georgia, Southern Caucasus: Raw materials and technical behaviours of Europe's first hominins. Journal of Human Evolution, Vol. 60, Issue: 5, Date: May, 2011, pp. 571-596.

Pontzer, H., Rolian, C., Rightmire, G. Ph., Jashashvili, T., Ponce de León, M. S., Lordkipanidze, D., Zollikofer, Ch. P.E., (2011) Locomotor anatomy and biomechanics of the Dmanisi hominins. Journal of Human Evolution, Volume 58, issue 6 (June, 2010), p. 492-504.

Baena, J., Lordkipanidze, D., Cuartero, F., Ferring, R., Zhvania, D., Martin, D., (2011) Technical and technological complexity in the beginning: The study of Dmanisi lithic assemblage. Quaternary International, Vol. 223-224, Issue: Date: September 1, 2010, pp. 45-53.

Messager, E., Lebreton, V., Marquer, L., Russo-Ermolli, E., Orain, R., Renault-Miskovsky, J., Lordkipandize, D., Despriée, J., Peretto, C., Arzarello, M., (2011) Palaeoenvironments of early hominins in temperate and Mediterranean Eurasia: new palaeobotanical data from Palaeolithic key-sites and synchronous natural sequences. Quaternary Science Reviews, Volume 30, issue 11-12 (June, 2011), p. 1439-1447.

2010

”Dmanisi (Georgia) site of discovery of the Hominid in Eurasia. Bull. Georgian National Acad. Scien., vol.4, #2.

“Fauna of African savans in Kakheti (East.Georgia) territory. Proceeding Georgian Acad. Scien., Biol. Ser. 8,3-4.

“Kotskhuri (East Georgia) Pliocene fauna of vertebrate and Taribana Elephant”. Preecedings Georgian Acad, Scien. Biol. Ser., 8, 1-2.

Locomotor anatomy and biomechanics of the Dmanisi hominins. Journal of Human Evolution. 58, 492-504.

First human settlement of the Caucasus: Technical behavior and raw material acquisition at Dmanisi, Georgia (1.77Ma). Quaternary International, Vol. 223-224, September 1, 2010. pp. 422-425.

Technical and technological complexity in the beginning: The study of Dmanisi lithic assemblage. Quaternary International, Vol. 223-224, September 1, 2010. pp. 45-53.

Earliest human remains in Eurasia: New 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Dmanisi hominid-bearing levels, Georgia. Quaternary Geochronology, Volume 5, issue 4 (August, 2010), p. 443-451.

Fossil Skulls from Dmanisi: A Paleodeme Representing Earliest Homo in Eurasia. in: Out of Africa I; The First Hominin Colonization of Eurasia. Springer (2010). pp. 225-243.

Jashashvili, T., Ponce de León, M. S., Lordkipanidze, D., Zollikofer, C. P. E. (2010). First evidence of a bipartite medial cuneiform in the hominin fossil record: a case report from the Early Pleistocene site of Dmanisi. Journal of Anatomy. 216, 705-716.

2009

Vekua.A, Lordkipanidze D., Bukhsianidze M., Vanishvili N., Chagelishvili R. (2009). Importance of Diliska Vertebrate Fauna for the Late Neogene Biostratigraphy of the Transcaucasus. Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences. (in press).

Jashashvili, T., Lordkipanidze, D. (2009) First instance of a bipartite medial cuneiform in the hominin fossil record (Poster) The annual Paleoanthropology Society meeting ,Chicago March 31 - April 1. 2009 p.A18. ). http://www.paleoanthro.org/journal/content/PAS2009A.pdf

2008

Rightmire G. P., Van Arsalde A., Lordkipanidze D. (2008) Variation in the mandibles from Dmanisi, Georgia. Journal of Human evolution 54(6): 904-908.

Vekua A., Lordkipandize D., Vanishvili N, Magradze G. (2008) Giraffe into Georgia’s Apsheron Fauna. Problems of Paleobiology, vol. N3,. 102-114.

Vekua A., Lordkipanidze D.. (2008) The History of Vertebrate Fauna in Eastern Georgia. Bull. Georgian Naional. Academy of Sciences, vol. 2, N3.

Vekua, A., Lordkipanidze, D., Bukhsianidze, M., Falguers, C., Feriing, R., Jashashvili, T., Kiladze., G., Maisuradze, G., Messager, E., Mgeladze, A., Mikadze, K., Moulee, P.E., Mouskhelishvili, A., Panchulidze S., Prat., S., Vanishvili, N., Voinchet, P. (2008) Tsalka, a lower Pleistocene paleontoogical site in the Caucasus: correlation with Dmanisi site. Poster, Q6 Congress, Montpellier Février 2008. http://www.cepam.cnrs.fr/IMG/doc/Programmation_Q6.doc

2007

Lordkipanidze D., Jashashvili T., Vekua A., Ponce de Leon M.S., Zollikofer C.P., Rightmire G.P., Pontzer H., Ferring R., Oms O., Tappen M., Bukhsianidze M., Agusti J., Kahlke R., Kiladze G., Martinez-Navarro B., Mouskhelishvili A., Nioradze M., Rook L. (2007). Postcranial evidence from early Homo from Dmanisi, Georgia. Nature, 449(7160): 305-310.

Martinon-Torres M., Bermudez de Castro J.M., Gomez-Robles A., Arsuaga J.L., Carbonell E., Lordkipanidze D., Manzi G., Margvelashvili A. (2007). Dental evidence on the hominin dispersals during the Pleistocene. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA, 104(33): 13279-13282.

Pleurdeau D., Touchabramichvili N., Nioradze M., de Lumley H. & Lordkipanidze D.(2007). Les assemblages lithiques du Paléolithique moyen de Géorgie. L'Anthropologie, 111(3): 400-431.

Lordkipanidze D., Vekua A., Rightmire G.P,Margvelashvili A.(2007) Hominid fossils from Dmanisi and their place among the Early Hominids Bulletin of the Georgian National academy of Sciences 175 (1 ), 104-111.

Vekua A., Lordkipanidze D.,Oms O., Agusti J., Kahlke R., Kiladze G., Rook L. (2007).New Paleontological discoveries in Kvabebi, Problems of Paleobiology V 2, 147-164.

Tappen M., Lordkipanidze D., Ferring R., Bukhsianidze M., Vekua A., (2007) Are you in or out(of Africa) site formation at Dmanisi and Actualistic Studies in Africa in Breathing life in Fossils (T.Pickering,N.Toth and K.Schick ed) : Taphonomic Studies in Honor of C.K.(Bob) Brain. Stone Age Institute press 119-137.

Lordkipanidze D., Vekua A., Ferring R., Rightmire G.P., Zollikofer C.P., Ponce de Leon M.S., Agusti J., Kiladze G., Mouskhelishvili A., Nioradze M., Tappen M.. (2006). A fourth hominin skull from Dmanisi, Georgia. The Anatomical Record Part A: Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology, 288A(11): 1146-1157.

Rightmire G.P., Lordkipanidze D., Vekua A. (2006). Anatomical descriptions, comparative studies and evolutionary significance of the hominin skulls from Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia. J. Hum. Evol., 50(2): 115-41.

Lordkipanidze D., Vekua A., Ferring R.., Rightmire G.P., Agusti J., Kiladze G., Mouskhelishvili A., Nioradze M., Ponce de Leon M.S., Tappen M., Zollikofer C.P. (2006). The earliest toothless hominin skull. Nature, 434(7034): 717-718.

Grimaud-Hervé D., Lordkipanidze D., de Lumley M.A. & Gabounia L. (2006). Étude préliminaire des endocrânes de Dmanissi: D 2280 et D 2282. L'Anthropologie, 110(5): 732-765.

de Lumley M.A. & Lordkipanidze D. (2006) L'Homme de Dmanissi (Homo georgicus), il y a 1.810.000 ans. C.R.Palevol, 5(1-2): 273-281.

de Lumley M.A. Gabounia L. , Vekua A. & Lordkipanidze D. (2006). Les restes humains du Pliocène final et du début du Pléistocène inférieur de Dmanissi, Géorgie (1991–2000). I – Les crânes, D 2280, D 2282, D 2700. L'Anthropologie, 110(1): 1-110.

2005

Agusti J., Lordkipanidze D.,Del Turkana al Caucaso(2005) National Georgraphic

de Lumley H., Nioradzé M., Barsky D., Cauche D., Celiberti V., Nioradzé G., Notter O., Zvania D. & Lordkipanidze D. (2005). Les industries lithiques préoldowayennes du début du Pléistocène inférieur du site de Dmanissi en Géorgie. L'Anthropologie, 109(1): 1-182.

Vekua A., Lordkipanidze D., Rightmire G.P., Agusti J., Ferring R., Maisuradze G., Mouskhelishvili A., Nioradze M., De Leon M.P., Tappen M., Tvalchrelidze M., Zollikofer C. (2002). A new skull of early Homo from Dmanisi, Georgia. Science, 297(5578): 85-89.

Gabounia L., de Lumley M.A., Vekua A., Lordkipanidze D. & de Lumley H. (2002). Découverte d’un nouvel hominidé à Dmanissi (Transcaucasie, Géorgie)Discovery of a new hominid at Dmanisi (Transcaucasia, Georgia). C.R.Palevol, 1(4): 243-253.

2002

Gabunia L., Vekua A., de Lumley MA , Lordkipanidze D. A New Representative of Homo from the Lower Pleistocene of Dmanisi Archeol.Ethnol.Athropool Eurasia .4, 12 145-153.

de Lumley H., Lordkipanidze D., Féraud G., Garcia T., Perrenoud C., Falguères C., Gagnepain J., Saos T. & Voinchet P. (2002). 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Dmanisi (Georgia) hominid-bearing volcanic ash level (layer VI): 1.81 Ma. C.R.Palevol, 1(3): 181-189.

Tappen M., Ferring R., Lordkipanidze D., Vekua A. & Kiladze G., (2002). Preliminary Observations on the Vertebrate Taphonomy of the Dmanisi Locality in The Republic of Georgia. In: de Renzi, M., Alonso, M.V. P., Belichon, M., Paualver, E., P. Montoya, and Marquez-Aliga (eds), Current Topics on Taphonomy and Fossilization: 161-170. Ajuntament de Valencia: Valencia.

Gabunia L., Antón S.C., Lordkipanidze D., Vekua A., Justus A., Swisher C.C. III (2001). Dmanisi and dispersal. Evolutionary Anthropology, 10(5): 158-170.

Gabunia L., Gabashvili E., Vekua A. & Lordkipanidze D. (2001). The late Miocene hominoid from Georgia. In: de Bonis L. & Koufos G. (eds) "Evolution of Hominoids in the Neogene of Europe". Cambridge University Press. 316-325.

Lordkipanidze D.First Inhabitants of Europe.(2001) Soros Educational Journal 1.79-93

Gabunia, A. Vekua, D.Lordkipanidze(2001) New hominid remains from Georgia Archeol.Ethnol.Athropool Eurasia .2,6 128-139.

2001

Gabunia L., Vekua A., Lordkipanidze D. (2000). The environmental contexts of early human occupation of Georgia (Transcaucasia). J Hum Evol., 38(6): 785-802.

Lordkipanidze,D., O.Bar-Yosef & M.Otte(Ed) 2000 Early Humans at the gates of Europe. Liege Eraulle 92.

Gabunia L., Vekua A., Lordkipanidze D., Swisher C.C. III, Ferring R., Justus A., Nioradze M., Tvalchrelidze M., Anton S.C., Bosinski G., Joris O., Lumley M.A., Majsuradze G., Mouskhelishvili A. (2000). Earliest Pleistocene hominid cranial remains from Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia: taxonomy, geological setting, and age. Science, 288(5468): 1019-1025.

2000

Gabunia L., Vekua A., Lordkipanidze D., Ferring R., Justus A., Nioradze M., Majsuradze G., Mouskhelishvili A., Swisher III C.C., Sologashvili D. &. Tvalchrelidze M (2000). Current Researche on the Hominid Site of Dmanisi. ERAUL, 92: 13-27.

1999

Gabunia L., Joris O., Justus A., Lordkipanidze D., Muskhelishvili A., Swisher C.C. III., Nioradze M., Vekua A., Bosinski G., Ferring C.R., Majsuradze G. & Tvalchrelidze M. (1999). Neue Hominidenfunde das Altpälaololitischen Fundplatzes Dmanisi im kontext aktualler Grabungsergebnisse Archeologisches Korrespondenzblatt, 29(4): 451-488.

Gabunia L., Vekua A., Lordkipanidze D., Justus A., Nioradze M. & Bosinski G.(1999) Neue Urmenschenfunde von Dmanisi(Ost-Georgien). Jahrbuch des Romish-Germanischen Zentralmuseums, Mainz, 46: 23-38.

Gabunia L., Vekua A., Lordkipanidze D. (1999). A hominid metatarsal from Dmanisi (eastern Georgia). L’Anthropologie, 37: 163-166.

Lordkipanidze D. (1999). The settlement of Mountainous Regions: A view from the Caucasus. L’Anthropologie, 27(1): 71-78.

Lordkipanidze D. (1999). Early humans at the gates of Europe. Evolutionary Anthropology, 8(1): 4.

Toushabramishvili N., Lordkipanidze D. A. Vekua, Tvalchrelidze Mouskhelishvili A Adler D. &. Ortvala-Klde (1999)-Middle paleolithic site In- Prehistoire Europeenne .v 15 Liege 65-77.

Meshveliani T.,Bar-Yosef O.,Belfer-Cohen A., Djakeli N.,Kraus A., Lordkipanidze D. Tvalchrelidze A. Vekua, (1999) Excavations at Dzudzuana Cave,Western Georgia, Preliminary reports In- Prehistoire Europeenne v 15 Liege 79-86.

Lordkipanidze D.(1999) The settlement of Mountainous Regions: A view from the Caucasus. Anthropologie XXVII/1 71-78.