Not Made, But Chosen. The spheres, made from volcanic basalt and lapilli, were discovered across eight archaeological sites in Melka Kunture, dated between 1.7 million and 600,000 years ago.

Justification de la Valeur Universelle Exceptionnelle. Criterion (iii): The archaeological record of Melka Kunture spans over 1.7 million years, and ends in historic times. Prehistoric human groups ...

Archaeologists excavating at Melka Kunture uncovered almost 600 obsidian stone tools and identified the oldest known “workshop,” study says. Photo from the Italo-Spanish archaeological mission ...

Melka Kunture, located in the southwestern part of Oromia State, in the upper Awash Valley, 50 km south of Addis Ababa, is a rich and complex cluster of archaeological sites.

The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Documents WHC/24/46.COM/8B, WHC/24/46.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC/24/46.COM/INF.8B2,; Inscribes the Melka Kunture and Balchit Archeological and Paleontological ...

A reanalysis of an ancient fossil has shed new light on the adaptive behaviour of ancient humans in Africa. The fossil – of an infant jawbone – was uncovered in 1981 at the Melka Kunture ...

A: Melka Kunture city of country Ethiopia lies on the geographical coordinates of 8° 41' 0" N, 37° 38' 0" E. Latitude and Longitude of the Melka Kunture city of Ethiopia in other units ...

Rita Melis and Laura Pioli (University of Cagliari) in the team working in Melka Kunture, Ethiopia, where artifacts have been found that date the development of hominid technical skills back by ...

(Mussis et al. 2023) ROME, ITALY—According to a Vice report, some 575 hand axes made of obsidian have been discovered at the site of Melka Kunture, which is located in Ethiopia’s Awash River ...