Olduvai Gorge
E501419
Olduvai Gorge is a renowned paleoanthropological site in northern Tanzania where some of the earliest known human ancestors’ fossils and stone tools have been discovered.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olduvai Gorge canonical | 2 |
| Olduvai normal subchron | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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paleoanthropological site ⓘ |
| approximateAgeRange | about 2 million to 15,000 years ago ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Wilhelm Kattwinkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Louis Leakey
NERFINISHED
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Mary Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | semi-arid grassland ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
exposed sedimentary layers
ⓘ
steep ravine ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Olduvai Gorge Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicUnit |
Bed I
NERFINISHED
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Bed II ⓘ Bed III ⓘ Bed IV ⓘ Masek Beds NERFINISHED ⓘ Naisiusiu Beds NERFINISHED ⓘ Ndutu Beds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to human evolution research
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early hominin fossils ⓘ early stone tools ⓘ stratified Pleistocene deposits ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Maasai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arusha Region
NERFINISHED
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Ngorongoro District NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Tanzania ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern Serengeti Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Oldupai (Maasai word for wild sisal) ⓘ |
| near |
Ngorongoro Crater
NERFINISHED
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Serengeti National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFind |
Acheulean stone tools
NERFINISHED
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Homo erectus fossils ⓘ Homo habilis fossils ⓘ Oldowan stone tools ⓘ Paranthropus boisei fossils ⓘ |
| partOf | East African Rift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
archaeology
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geology ⓘ paleoanthropology ⓘ |
| significance |
key evidence for early stone tool technology
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key evidence for evolution of genus Homo ⓘ type locality for Oldowan industry ⓘ |
| tourism | important paleoanthropological tourism destination ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Ngorongoro Conservation Area World Heritage Site ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Olduvai normal subchron