Lower Valley of the Omo
Ethiopia
Date of Inscription: 1980
Criteria: (iii)(iv) Southern Nation Nationalities & Peoples Region N4 47 60 E35 58 0 Ref: 17 |
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Brief Description
A prehistoric site near Lake Turkana, the lower valley of the Omo is renowned the world over. The discovery of many fossils there, especially Homo gracilis, has been of fundamental importance in the study of human evolution.
Lower Valley of the Omo
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