Before this trip, I had never heard of Olduvai Gorge. Now, I can't believe I was actually there. Olduvai Gorge is called the cradle of mankind. It is where the famous archaeologists Mary and Louis Leaky discovered the the first hominid. Now classified as an Australopithicus boisei, the hominid was originally dubbed Zinjanthropus boisei.
Lots of quartz and quartzite tools have been found in the gorge. In fact, local Maasai will go and pile up tools they have found at the markers indicating key excavation sites. Interestingly, there are no quartz deposits near where they are found, and it is hypothe- sized that hominids had foresight to bring materials to where they were and make tools as deemed necessary, demonstrating forethought and a leap in cognitive thinking.
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