Lower Valley of the Awash

World Heritage

Ethiopia

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The Awash Valley is one of the most important paleontological sites on the African continent. The remains found at the site date back to at least 4 million years ago, providing evidence for human evolution and changing our understanding of the history of the human skeleton. The most striking discovery came in 1974, when 52 bone fragments allowed the reconstruction of the famous Lucy.

# Paleontological sites

# Human evolution

# 4 million years ago

# Skeletal remains

# Historical understanding

# 1974