One of the most famous finds was in Ethiopia's Omo Valley in 1974 ... have been found only in Africa, but examples of Homo erectus have been found in the Far East and China while the hand axe ...

For generations the tribes of the Omo were shielded from the outside world by mountains, savanna, and by Ethiopia's unique status as the only African ... Today the Omo Valley is a destination ...

Most come from East African sites, such as northern Tanzania’s Ngaloba beds, or Omo Kibish, a collection of locations nestled in a remote Ethiopian river valley. Fossils from both of those ...