Bale Mountains
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The Bale Mountains (also known as the Urgoma Mountains) are
Tullu Demtu, the second-highest mountain in Ethiopia (4377 meters), and Mount Batu (4307 meters). The Weyib River, a tributary of the Jubba River, rises in these mountains east of Goba. The Bale Mountains National Park
covers 2,200 square kilometers of these mountains. The park's main attractions are the wild alpine scenery and the relative ease with which visitors can see unique birds and mammals.
Fauna
The Bale Mountains are home to many of Ethiopia's
Dodola
is also a useful base for exploring these mountains.)
The largest group of
Menelik's bushbucks, warthogs, and bohor reedbucks
.
Flora
The
Archaeological findings
Archaeologists have discovered a 30,000-year-old Middle-Stone Age rock shelter at the Fincha Habera site in Bale Mountains of Ethiopia over 11,000 feet above sea level in 2019. According to the study published in the journal Science, this dwelling was the earliest proof of the highest-altitude of human occupation. Thousands of animal bones, hundreds of stone tools, and ancient fireplaces were revealed on the ground.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
See also
References
- ^ [1] Local History in Ethiopia
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ Katz, Brigit. "Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of an Ancient High-Altitude Human Dwelling". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ Smith, Kiona N. (2019-08-09). "The first people to live at high elevations snacked on giant mole rats". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ History, Charles Q. Choi 2019-08-09T12:59:10Z. "Earliest Evidence of Human Mountaineers Found in Ethiopia". livescience.com. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Dvorsky, George. "This Rock Shelter in Ethiopia May Be the Earliest Evidence of Humans Living in the Mountains". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Earliest evidence of high-altitude living found in Ethiopia". UPI. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- PMID 31395781.