Olduvai stone chopping tool (made 1.8 million years ago) found in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania ... They were found next to bones, and it was clear that these stones had been shaped into butchering ...

Olduvai stone chopping tool (made 1.8 million years ago) found in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania ... They were found next to bones, and it was clear that these stones had been shaped into butchering ...

an array of artifacts found there has given researchers incredible insights into the evolution of humankind. Below are eight facts about Olduvai Gorge and our ancient ancestors who made it their home.

The Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanzania has a geology that fossil-hunters love. A river cuts through several layers of strata with four distinct beds. Bed I, the oldest, is about 2 million years old.