The Lower Valley of the Omo is located in south-western Ethiopia. It extends over an area of 165 km 2 ... Overall the areas that might provide further evidence of early man are undisturbed. The ...

In a world where slimness is often seen as the standard of beauty, the Bodi tribe of Ethiopia holds a strikingly different belief—bigger is always better. Deep in the remote Omo Valley ...

This past week, I returned from a remarkable trip along the Omo River in the remote southwestern region of Ethiopia ... the ancient heartbeat of the valley that has dictated the economic and ...

International Journal of the Commons, Vol. 11, No. 1 (2017), pp. 445-463 (19 pages) Research on common-pool resources in the last 30 years has hinged on concepts such as rules and property rights for ...

In both tribes a man who kills an enemy ... For generations the tribes of the Omo were shielded from the outside world by mountains, savanna, and by Ethiopia's unique status as the only African ...

A prehistoric site near Lake Turkana, the lower valley of the Omo is renowned the world over. The discovery of many fossils there, especially Homo gracilis, has been of fundamental importance in the ...