Their isolation was further extended by Ethiopia's unique status as ... The annual rise and fall of the Omo waters is, in effect, the ancient heartbeat of the valley that has dictated the economic ...

But in this corner of Ethiopia, there is little history ... gorges of volcanic rock and channels of ancient mud. Near the Kenyan border the Omo carves serpentine oxbows as the countryside flattens ...

The Lower Valley of the Omo is located in south-western Ethiopia. It extends over an area of 165 km ... the origins and development of Homo sapiens of Africa. The discoveries of ancient stone tools in ...

Traveling to Ethiopia can be an experience in two distinct worlds. There’s Addis Ababa, with its towering construction cranes ...

We conducted interviews, group discussions and participatory mapping exercises in two neighbouring areas, Hamar and Bashada, in the lower Omo area in southern Ethiopia. Both groups are culturally ...