Olduvai Gorge

The cradle of Mankind Between the great wildlife sanctuaries of Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti lies Olduvai Gorge, the A cradle of Man, as this stone age is popularly known is where the skull of the “Nutcracker Man” or Zinjanthropus boisei was unearthed by Professor Louis Leakey in 1959. Nearby is Laetoli where the footprints of humanoids (said to be 3.5 million years old) were discovered by Mrs. Mary Leaky in 1970. To the north is Oldonyo Lengai, a living volcano. Around these site of mans origin team million of wild animals. Archaeological work is still going on in this area. The theory exists that Homo sapiens originated in Africa and Olduvai Gorge provides the evidence.