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Ethiopia is considered the area from which anatomically modern humans emerged. [1] Archeological discoveries in the country's sites have garnered specific fossil evidence of early human succession, including the hominins Australopithecus afarensis (3.2 million years ago) and Ardipithecus ramidus (4.4 million years ago).
In 2019, archaeologists discovered a 30,000-year-old Middle-Stone Age rock shelter at the Fincha Habera site in Bale Mountains of Ethiopia at over 11,000 feet above sea level. This dwelling was the earliest proof of the highest-altitude of human occupation. Thousands of animal bones, hundreds of stone tools, and ancient fireplaces were revealed.
Medieval map of Ethiopia, including the ancient lost city of Barara, which is located in modern-day Addis Ababa. Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in Africa; [1] the emergence of Ethiopian civilization dates back thousands of years.
View history; General What links here; Related changes; Upload file; ... Pages in category "Prehistoric Ethiopia" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of ...
Melka Kunture (Amharic: መልካ ቁንጥሬ) is a Paleolithic site in the upper Awash Valley, Ethiopia. It is located 50 kilometers south of Addis Ababa by road, across the Awash River from the village of Melka Awash. Three waterfalls lie downstream of the bridge across the Awash here, which provides access south to Butajira. [1]
Lucy Catalog no. AL 288-1 Common name Lucy Species Australopithecus afarensis Age 3.2 million years Place discovered Afar Depression, Ethiopia Date discovered November 24, 1974 ; 50 years ago (1974-11-24) Discovered by Donald Johanson Maurice Taieb Yves Coppens Tom Gray AL 288-1, commonly known as Lucy or Dinkʼinesh, is a collection of several hundred pieces of fossilized bone comprising 40 ...
[6] Some other significant elements from this event, include the introduction of South Semitic languages to Ethiopia, replacing the native Cushitic languages, and the adoption of Ancient South Arabian script by Ethiopians, where it would later evolve into the Ge'ez script. [7] [8]
The Omo remains are a collection of hominin [note 1] bones discovered between 1967 and 1974 at the Omo Kibish sites near the Omo River, in Omo National Park in south-western Ethiopia. [1] The bones were recovered by a scientific team from the Kenya National Museums directed by Richard Leakey and others. [ 2 ]