The name Awash comes from a river found in Ethiopia. The river is significant to the country because it travels throughout Ethiopia, never leaving its borders and remaining a source to the ...

WASHINGTON — On a sunny Sunday morning along the Awash River in the small Ethiopian town of Hadar, a newly minted Ph.D. from the University of Chicago uncovered a fossil-rich site that would ...

Some also suggested it could risk contaminating the Awash River, which thousands of people rely on for water, with volcanic chemicals. Even more concerning was the possibility of substantial damage to ...

The archaeological site at the Awash River at Melka Kunture in Ethiopia. (Image credit: M. Mussi et al.) The scientists focused on 575 artifacts made of obsidian at a site known as Simbiro III in ...

(Mussis et al. 2023) ROME, ITALY—According to a Vice report, some 575 hand axes made of obsidian have been discovered at the site of Melka Kunture, which is located in Ethiopia’s Awash River ...

Lake Abbe and Lake Afambo, which is visible at the top of the image, are part of a chain of six connected salt lakes, fed by the Awash River – one of Ethiopia’s biggest rivers.