Related Terms • Afar Triangle

Definition: Area in the Afar region of Ethiopia, renowned for the numerous ancient hominid fossils recovered there.

Related Resources:

Archaeology of Ethiopia
Resources and links from your About guide.

Elsewhere on the Web:

Oldowan Sites
An online course outline from Jeanne Sept at Indiana University, introduces many of the hominid archaeological sites found in the Hadar and Middle Awash.

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