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National Geographic Out of Eden Walk

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The journey begins in Ethiopia at one of the world’s oldest human fossil sites, Herto Bouri, and unspools across the scalding Afar Triangle, in the Rift Valley. Along this pathway our restless forebears ventured forth toward the Gulf of Aden, where they first stepped out of the mother continent to explore the wider world. As Salopek bears witness, this ancient pathway remains a conduit of opportunity—and sometimes fatal tragedy—for migrants seeking a better life today. Two weeks into the Out of Eden Walk, Paul Salopek and local guides traverse the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia. PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN STANMEYER Inches beneath the barren surface of Ethiopia’s Afar depression, in one of Earth’s hottest places, paleontologists with the Middle Awash Project find tools and other evidence of humans from 60,000 years ago and earlier. An Afar youth holding a traditional knife, or jile, watches the researchers at work. Photograph by John Stanmeyer Villagers pray for rain in the Afar desert. A

National Geographic Out of Eden Walk OUT OF EDEN WALK Chapter Highlights Back to top Trail Stories The Journey Stories shared through chapters of the Walk Chapters Stories by Paul Dispatches, Milestones, and Walking Tours written by Paul Salopek Contributor Stories Stories written by Walking Partners and Contributors Newsletter The latest Out of Eden Walk stories delivered to your inbox Sign up for UPDATES Join The Journey Blue Sky Instagram YouTube Facebook TikTok LinkedIn SoundCloud RSS Feed In the Classroom Out of Eden Walk Educational Materials Featured Story Hiking the Glenn Highway throu

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