User:Ahamada Kasasala/+Isimila stone age

Is one of the major stone age site found in Tanzania at the city of Iringa. The place is famous and most known due to the presence of various late stone tools found like hand axles.

Firstly in the late 1950's a team of archeologists unearthed some of the significant stone age tools, where most of these tools, estimated to be between 60,000 to 100,000 years old.

Then again it was revisited by the International research collaboration led by Dr. James Cole ( University of Brighton) and co-investigated by Dr. John McNabb (University of Southampton),Dr. Martin Bates (University of Wales Trinity St David) and Dr. Pastory Bushozi (University of Dar essalaam).

It is always predicted that the site originated from a small lake, that has led to the formation of a steep valley and sand stone pillars due to the presence of fossilized bones of mammals; an exitinct hippopotamus also the stone tools found within it confirms the hypothesis to be true.

Inside the Isimila site there is a museum, that contains various stone tools and fossils displayed, with some brief information about it's origin.

The importance of Isimila Stone age site mainly lies in the fact that it shows evidence of the human evolution of stone tools. The age when man used the stone tools for hunting, digging, cutting and protection.

Also it enables understanding of the behavioral complexity and plasticity of our hominin ancestors.