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Naisiusiu Beds

archaeological site, Tanzania
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The Naisiusiu Beds are a geological formation within Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanzania. These beds, dating from approximately 15,000 to 22,000 years ago, are composed primarily of wind-worked volcanic ash. Archaeological findings within the Naisiusiu Beds include a Stone Age tool assemblage and a skeleton identified as *Homo sapiens*. This site contributes to the extensive record of human evolution found at Olduvai Gorge, which spans over two million years and has yielded numerous hominin fossils and stone tools.1

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  2. Ndutu

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