Olduvai Gorge

The Olduvai Gorge is another attraction in the conservation area. This significant archeological site has yielded ancient skull and bone fragments that have provided critical information about early humanity. The Olduvai Gorge is an archeological site located on a series of active faults where centuries of erosion have revealed fossils and relics of early humanity. A German professor discovered some fossil bones in Olduvai Gorge while looking for butterflies in 1911. In a subsequent expedition, the Leakeys collected skull fragments, a skull, and bones estimated to be 2 million years old. In Olduvai Gorge, tools and hunting weapons dating from 1 to 1.5 million years ago were also discovered.

Another exciting discovery was the famous footprints of a man, woman, and child discovered near Olduvai at Laetoli. These and other discoveries add to the evidence that at least three hominid species lived in this area over two million years ago.

Location: Olduvai Gorge,Tanzania