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Anthropology

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12. It is a very famous and significant geological feature. Not only because rift valleys are potential lakes and oceans,

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 09:56 PM

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but because the Great Rift Valley is the source of the most important ancient human fossils.

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Never seen a picture of the great rift valley before. [View all] applegrove 16 hrs ago OP

Amazing... hlthe2b 15 hrs ago #1

It is where they have found early, early hominids in applegrove 15 hrs ago #2

Yup... It would be fascinating to visit. hlthe2b 15 hrs ago #3

Decades ago the was a 'glamping' trip you could take applegrove 15 hrs ago #4

Saw it in person about 6 years ago. It's impressive. sinkingfeeling 14 hrs ago #5

Wow Farmer-Rick 14 hrs ago #6

The Gods Must Be Crazy JoseBalow 14 hrs ago #7

That was my exact reaction as well. Bev54 13 hrs ago #8

On the bucket list. paleotn 13 hrs ago #9

Never heard of the lava lake. It does sound dangerous. applegrove 13 hrs ago #11

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove 13 hrs ago #10

Looks like AI to me. LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #13