Keywords: Kibish formation area of archaeology dig.jpg en A formation near the town of Kibish location of the archaeology dig where human bones believed to be 195 000 years old were discovered along the Omo River in southern Ethiopia The bones are nearly 40 000 years older than skulls from Herto Ethiopia the previous record holders http //www nsf gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp cfm med_id 57076 from img John Fleagle Images and other media in the National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery are available for use in print and electronic material by NSF employees members of the media university staff teachers and the general public All media in the gallery are intended for personal educational and nonprofit/non-commercial use only PD-USGov Archaeological sites in Ethiopia Hominidae fossil sites |