More than 30 valuable archaeological sites, previously unknown cave paintings, fragments of pottery and stone tools have been identified by Polish archaeologists in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. This is the first Polish research at the site.

The team of Polish archaeologists includes Professor Marta Osypińska from the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Wrocław. In August, the scientists completed the first stage of their research.

Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park is the world’s largest protected area, lying in the highlands between Lake Victoria and the western edge of the Rift Valley. It is referred to as the cradle of humanity. It is a place close to the Olduvai Gorge, one of the most famous archaeological sites, where traces of humans and other human species from almost 3 million years ago have been found. The first Polish research project and one of the few in the world at the site is led by professor Marta Osypińska from UWr and dr Piotr Osypiński from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. They focus their research on the Late and Middle Stone Age (Middle Stone Age and Late Stone Age), the time when anatomically modern humans appeared.