Fossils of Homo Habilis were found at the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, a vital site for understanding early human evolution.

Tools made from elephant and hippo bones show ingenuity of human ancestors A bone tool made from a 1.5-million-year-old elephant bone discovered at the Olduvai Gorge site in Tanzania is seen in ...

All but one of the 27 tools were made from elephant or hippo bone. Hippos were common in the area but elephants were not, meaning their bones were probably carried to Olduvai Gorge from elsewhere, ...

Found in 1968 at Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge, Twiggy, or OH 24, is one of the oldest Homo habilis skulls. The skull, which was flattened over time, was not immediately recognized as a crucial find.

Hippos were common in the area but elephants were not, meaning their bones were probably carried to Olduvai Gorge from elsewhere, according to the researchers. No ancient human fossils were found ...

Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanzania boasts sediment layers dating back to about 1.8 million years ago. Those layers contain simple stone tools that marked one of the earliest recorded technological ...

A discovery at Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge pushes back the timeline of early human tool-making by nearly a million years, according to a study published in Nature.

A wealth of fossils The Olduvai Gorge has been a treasure trove of ancient human artefacts since the 50s. Dr Njau and his colleagues have been investigating the dig site for almost 10 years.

A cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools uncovered in Tanzania suggest ancient human ancestors were capable of critical thinking and advanced craftsmanship.