Gona, Ethiopia - Wikipedia
Gona is a paleoanthropological research area in Ethiopia's Afar Region. [1] Gona is primarily known for its archaeological sites and discoveries of hominin fossils from the Late Miocene , Early Pliocene and Early Pleistocene .
Paleoanthropological Research at Gona, Afar, Ethiopia - Stone …
Located in the Afar triangle of the African Rift Valley, Gona has yielded the world’s oldest archaeological sites, with very early stone tools dated to between 2.5 and 2.6 million years ago.
The World's Oldest Stone Artefacts from Gona, Ethiopia: Their ...
2000年12月1日 · The systematic archaeological and geological survey and excavations at Gona between 1992–1994 led to the discovery of well-flaked stone artefacts which are currently the oldest known from anywhere in the world.
Gona: First Kitchen - Education
Paul Salopek visits the Gona site in Ethiopia, an area containing many ancient artifacts of food butchery. This article includes an interview with a Harvard anthropologist in which he and Paul discuss human consumption of raw food and the relative benefits they gained from using fire to cook their food.
Smallest Homo erectus cranium in Africa and diverse stone tools …
2020年3月4日 · Gona is located in the Afar Triangle of Ethiopia, adjacent to the well-known Middle Awash and Hadar study areas, where the famous skeletons “Ardi” and “Lucy” were found, respectively.
Gona, Ethiopia - SpringerLink
2023年8月18日 · The Gona paleoanthropological field project in the Afar region of Ethiopia has long been associated with the earliest Oldowan stone tools. However, over the last 20 years, ongoing research at Gona has expanded its contributions considerably, producing fossils of...
Wrong Turn Leads to Discovery of Oldest Stone Tools
2015年5月20日 · At the time, the oldest known stone tools, from a site called Gona in Ethiopia, were dated to 2.6 million years ago. Those artifacts belong to a technology known as the Oldowan, named after...
Gona: First Kitchen | Out of Eden Walk
2013年2月8日 · Gona is the scene of a long-forgotten leap in human consciousness. A monument should be erected at this spot in the dun badlands of Afar country: a tall shrine, made exclusively of stone, to honor the colossal idea that unfolded here 2.6 million years ago.
Gona, Ethiopia - ResearchGate
2023年8月18日 · The Gona paleoanthropological field project in the Afar region of Ethiopia has long been associated with the earliest Oldowan stone tools. However, over the last 20 years, ongoing research at...
The geology of Gona, Afar, Ethiopia - GeoScienceWorld
2008年12月1日 · The geology of Gona, Afar, Ethiopia. Deposits in the Gona Paleoanthropological Research Project (GPRP) area in east-central Ethiopia span most of the last ~6.4 m.y. and are among the longest and most complete paleoenvironmental and …