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Isimila Stone Age Site

Isimila Stone Age site

Isimila is a historical site located in Iringa region central Tanzania, its one among attraction decorate Iringa town. People habited this site since stone age this is provided with discovery of stone age  tools and cultural Isimila people’s cloths  in 1951 which are believed to exist from 300 000 to 400 000 years BC, Tools found in Isimila canyon that is divided into two include spears and slingshot that were used for hunting, the second canyon has amazing pillars.

Isimila site is also equipped with a hammer used for the preparation of other tools and axes used to break bones, shades and knives.
Inside the area, the skulls and bones were seen; the bones that were found corresponded to the current giraffe, but are giraffe with short neck.

Originally posted 2018-06-11 14:45:02.