UNESCO World Heritage Site

Lower Valley of the Omo

Lower Valley of the Omo is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ethiopia, inscribed in 1980.

A prehistoric site near Lake Turkana, the lower valley of the Omo is renowned the world over. The discovery of many fossils there, especially Homo gracilis, has been of fundamental importance in the study of human evolution.

A prehistoric site near Lake Turkana, the lower valley of the Omo is renowned the world over. The discovery of many fossils there, especially Homo gracilis, has been of fundamental importance in the study of human evolution.

Country
Ethiopia
Region
Africa
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1980
UNESCO reference
17
Area
0 ha

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