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Discovered near the small town of Dmanisi in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, bones of four early humans may represent a single population of hominins. To give them a face, artist John Gurche used clay, skill, and knowledge of soft tissue structures to reconstruct three skulls and a partial skull. Starting with copies of the bones, he used clay to sculpt layers of fat, muscle, and skin. Eyes added animation to the faces.