1.1 Tourism in Ethiopia MoCT (2006) as cited in Meserat G (2011, p.17) states that: Ethiopia is one of the countries of sub Saharan Africa, which is gifted with a variety of unique features which includes; natural, wildlife, historical and cultural heritages, impressive landscape, suitable climate, rich flora and fauna and recognized archaeological sites. Of the gifted features of the country includes Axum’s obelisks, the monolithic churches of Lalibala, Gondar's castles, the Omo Valley, Hadar,
Homo Habilis Hominids with a brain absolutely and relatively larger than that of the australopithecines appeared about 2.3 million years ago. These hominids are classified in our own genus: Homo. The earliest species to appear was the Homo Habilis. It was the first of our ancestors to show a significant increase in brain size and also the first to be found associated with stone tools. These characteristics resulted in this species’ placement into the human genus, Homo. Discovery The first fossil
Kenyatta University | INSTITUTUTE OF OPEN LEARNING | AHT 202 EARLY AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY | | | W. KENNEDY GITU, L.K. NGARI, W.S. NDIIRI | 1/4/2012 | | Table of Contents Definition of Terms 3 Fossils in Geological Context 5 The Earth in the Cenozoic 11 Origins of Primates 17 The Basis for Human Evolution 23 Origins of the Genus Homo 28 Origins of Modern Humans………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 32 Behavior and Evolution of Early Hominines……………………………………………………………………………………………39
Wolliso, Ethiopia, June 1997 Around 9:30 on the day I am to leave for a three-day respite in Addis Ababa I try to mail my letter to Maureen at the post office. I do this, rather than carrying the letter with me to the city to mail, even though letters from Wolliso can take days to reach Addis Ababa. Perhaps I just want to get to know Wolliso better, and it is rumored that the woman who runs the one-room, one-desk, one- drawer post office has lived in the States and speaks impeccable English.