Ethiopia’s Afar Rift Reveals How Humans Lived — and Died — 100,000 Years Ago
Ethiopia’s Afar region is home to incredible natural diversity. Erta Ale is a shield volcano with boiling lava lakes. Dallol is an otherworldly thermal system boasting vibrantly colored pools. But Afar is also home to a region of great interest to archaeologists studying tens of thousands of years of human history. The region’s Middle Awash…
