Chargé
d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Tanzania Dr. Inmi Patterson congratulates Prime
Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania Kassim Majaliwa after the premier
officially inaugurated Zinjanthropus Monument at the junction to Olduvai Gorge
on Ngorongoro - Serengeti road on July 22, 2019.
Commissioned by United States
based Stone Age Institute and hand sculpted by a local sculpture Festo Kijo,
the monument celebrates the deep history of Olduvai Gorge and its rich heritage
to the mankind.
It is also part of outreach and science education to the public
by the Mary Leakey Living Museum and the Ngorongoro Conservative Area Authority
(NCAA) about the significance of Olduvai Gorge to the human evolution. (U.S. Embassy photographer)
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