Isimila Stone Age Site

Isimila Stone Age Site

ARCHAEOLOGY,ENVIRONMENT,GEOLOGY,HISTORY,RECREATION AND TOURISM,TOPOGRAPHY AND LANDSCAPE

Isimila is a historical site located almost 21 kilometers (km) southeast of Iringa town. It has a unique artefact in both primary and secondary contexts consisting of thousands of hand axes - including enigmatic giant hand axes; and a brilliant records of the terminal Acheulian technology scattered in the exposed northeastern Korongo (erosion gulley). It provides the discovery of stone age tools believed to exist from 300 000 to 400 000 years BC. Tools found in Isimila canyon that are divided into two which include spears and slingshot that were used for hunting, the second canyon has amazing pillars.

Early Stone Age

Mwita William, Mwamvita Sollo

Swahili, Hehe

Site

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Site visit, Division of Antiquities

https://www.brighton.ac.uk/research-and-enterprise/groups/past-human-and-environment-dynamics/the-isimila-stone-age-project.aspx, https://www.tanzaniatourism.go.tz/en/highlights/view/isimila-pillars-historical-site-you-need-to-visit, https://overlandsafaris.co.tz/isimila-stone-age-site/#:~:text=Isimila%20Stone%20Age%20Site.%20Isimila%20is%20a%20historical,300%20000%20to%20400%20000%20years%20BC%2C%20

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Antiquities Division

Isimila Stone Age Site

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Archaeological

Director of Antiquities, P. O. Box 1351, Dodoma

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Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA)

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doa@maliasili.go.tz

G.N.No. 116 of 1958

Caves

Stone tools, Erosion Pillars, Caves