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Olduvai Gorge is locally called “Oldupai,” a name given by the Maasai for the Sisal growing in the Gorge. Olduvai is known the world over for the fantastic archeological discoveries made by Doctors Louis and Mary Leakey, including the skull of a humanoid believed to be 1.75 million years old. The place is commonly referred to as "The cradle of mankind " and lies on the short grass plains of the Serengeti. Not only have fossils of humanoid origin been found but also fossils from prehistoric animals that lived around them.
An American and Tanzanian archaeological team made the latest and probably greatest findings in 1986. They discovered human fossils including 302 bones and teeth belonging to a female some 1.8 million years old.
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Excavations still continue in the gorge during the dry season, and you
can enter the gorge with a guide. There is also a small museum showing
some of the finds and a resting place suitable for a picnic lunch. Olduvai Gorge is located on the way between Ngorongoro and the Serengeti and part of many of our itineraries.
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