Gona, Ethiopia

Gona is an area in the Afar Triangle of Ethiopia.[1] It is primarily known as a paleoanthropological study area and is near the Middle Awash and Hadar areas.[2] The Adu-Asa Formation in Gona contains the earliest of these anthropodal fossils.[3]

Geography

The Gona area lies between the As Bole drainage on the south, the Awash River to the east, the Mille-Bati road to the north, and to the west rises onto the Western Ethiopian escarpment.[3] Its core covers the drainage basin of the Kada Gona, a tributary of the Awash.[2]

Notes and references
  1. Semaw, Sileshi; et al. (2003). "2.6-Million-year-old stone tools and associated bones fromOGS-6 and OGS-7, Gona, Afar, Ethiopia" (PDF). Journal of Human Evolution. 45 (2): 169–177. doi:10.1016/S0047-2484(03)00093-9. PMID 14529651. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2016.
  2. "Smallest Homo erectus cranium in Africa and diverse stone tools found at Gona, Ethiopia". Michigan News. University of Michigan. 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020.
  3. Kleinsasser, Lynnette L.; et al. (2008). "Stratigraphy and geochronology of the late Miocene Adu-Asa Formation at Gona, Ethiopia". In Quade, Jay; Wynn, Jonathan G. (eds.). The Geology of Early Humans in the Horn of Africa. G.S.A. Special paper #446. Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America. pp. 33–65. doi:10.1130/2008.2446(02). ISBN 978-0-8137-2446-1. S2CID 130119615.

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