About Laetoli

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Laetoli is a site in Tanzania, dated to the Plio-Pleistocene and famous for its hominin footprints, preserved in volcanic ash. The site of the Laetoli footprints (Site G) is located 45 km south of Olduvai gorge. The location and tracks were discovered by archaeologist Mary Leakey in 1976, and were excavated by 1978. Based on analysis of the footfall impressions "The Laetoli Footprints" provided convincing evidence for the theory of bipedalism in Pliocene hominins and received significant recognition by scientists and the public. Since 1998, paleontological expeditions have continued under the leadership of Dr. Amandus Kwekason of the National Museum of Tanzania and Dr. Terry Harrison of New York University, leading to the recovery of more than a dozen new hominin finds, as well as a comprehensive reconstruction of the paleoecology.

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Arusha, Tanzania

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Olduvai Gorge

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Ngorongoro Conservation Area

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Engaruka

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Serengeti National Park

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Lake Natron

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Maasai Mara

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Olorgesailie

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Kondoa Irangi Rock Paintings

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Kondoa Mjini

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Kilimanjaro National Park

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Hell's Gate National Park

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Thimlich Ohinga

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Lake Naivasha

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Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Ziwa Nakuru

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Lake Elmenteita

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Lake Nakuru

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Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site and Museum

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Aberdare Range

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Tumba de Baden-Powell

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Eastern Arc Mountains

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Mau-Mau Cave

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Kakamega Forest

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Lake Bogoria National Reserve

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Lake Bogoria

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Tsavo East National Park

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Mount Kenya National Park

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Great Rift Valley, Kenya

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Lake Baringo

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Amboni Caves

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Kaya (Mijikenda)

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