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Comment: Several trails of bipedal footprints, presumed to be those of Australopithecus afarensis, preserved in volcanic ash at Laetoli in northern Tanzania and dated to approximately 3.5 million years ago. They were discovered in 1978 by a team led by the Leakey family. - encyclopedia.com
10OldupaiGorge - 06 * Looking down into the gorge from the visitor center and museum.

10OldupaiGorge - 07 * At the visitor center, this satellite map was displayed on the wall. Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro are on the diagonal from the bottom right corner.

10OldupaiGorge - 08 * Fossils found in the area are on display in the small museum.

10OldupaiGorge - 09 * Fossils found in the area are on display in the small museum.

10OldupaiGorge - 10 * Fossils found in the area are on display in the small museum.
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10OldupaiGorge - 12 * The footprints indicate that the mechanism of weight and force transference through the early hominin foot was virtually identical to that of modern humans (red arrow in photo) and suggest that two of the individuals, one larger and one smaller, walked together in stride and were close enough to have been touching. - encyclopedia.com
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