Oldest hominins outside of Africa L. Gabunia & A. Vekua/Nature 2015 By Science News January 1, 1995 at 10:00 am A fossil jaw from Dmanisi, Georgia, (shown) is reported to be Homo erectus. It’s the oldest known hominin fossil outside of Africa. Subsequent fossil finds support the idea that some species of Homo lived there roughly 1.8 million years ago.