Olduvai Gorge
Olduvai Gorge is the same place where the fossilized remains of the “lizard man” or Australopithecus boisei, a 1.8 million year old humanoid creature, were found, so it is a must-visit for those who are into archaeology or anthropology. It is a 40-kilometer long gorge running along the Serengeti plains 20 km west of the Ngorongoro Crater, in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The gorge is about 100 meters deep and has an area of 250 km².
General Information
In 1976, Dr. Mary Leakey invited Peter Jones to work with her at Olduvai. He helped her evaluate the possible use of a variety of stone tools and finally discovered the famous footprints that prove our ancestors walked upright as early as 3.8 million years ago.
Olduvai Gorge is home to several archaeological sites that have found fossil remains, traces of settlements, and stone artifacts. Many of the finds can be seen at the Olduvai Gorge Museum of Anthropology and Human Evolution, also located in this gorge, which features the remains of the predecessors of modern humans, prehistoric animal remains, and mammoth tusks.
.In addition to fossils, there are three species of birds found nowhere else: the red-eared moth astrid, the violet astrid, and the red-and-yellow warthog.
.When exploring Serengeti National Park or Ngorongoro Conservation Area, it is certainly worth including Olduvai Gorge.
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