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ID: 6003819
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/6003819
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Melka Kunture (archaeological site)  Melka Kunture (archaeological site)

Coordinates:
Lat: 08 42 25 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 8.7077  decimal degrees
Long: 038 35 45 E  degrees minutes   Long: 38.5964  decimal degrees

Note: River valley site along the Awash River, loacated 50 km S of Addis Abeba; Homo Erectus fossils were found here; site of Acheulean artifacts, including advanced bifaces and some Levallois technique; also site of other rich deposits of artifacts and fauna.

Names:
Melka Kunture (preferred,C,V)
Melka-Kunture (C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Ethiopia (nation)  ........  Ethiopia (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Oromia Regional State (state)  ............  Oromia Regional State (state) (P)
Hierarchy of Melka Kunture (archaeological site)  ................  Melka Kunture (archaeological site) (P)

Place Types:
archaeological site (preferred, C)

Sources and Contributors:
Melka Kunture..........  [VP Preferred]
..........................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 349
Melka-Kunture..........  [VP]
..........................  African Archaeology (1998) accessed 01/03/2001
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  African Archaeology (1998) accessed 01/03/2001
..................  Google Maps online (2000-) accessed 25 November 2014
..................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 349
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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