Ledi-Geraru
Ledi-Geraru is a paleoanthropological research area in Mille district, Afar Region, northeastern Ethiopia, along the Ledi and Geraru rivers (two left tributaries of the Awash, south of the Mille river). It stretches for about 50 km, located just to the northeast of the Hadar paleoanthropological area.
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Paleoanthropological site | |
Ledi-Geraru | |
| Coordinates: 11.25°N 40.70°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Afar |
Early research was conducted in 1972–1974 The Ledi-Geraru Research Project was launched in 2002. The site is known for its early stone tools, dated about 2.6 million years old. A hominin mandible was found in 2013, known as LD 350-1 and dated 2.8 million years old, which may qualify as a very early specimen of the genus Homo.
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