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How did past humans utilize some of Africa’s highest landscapes? In his new publication, Dr. Götz Ossendorf explores evidence that reveals how humans 15,000 years ago took advantage of newly ice-free landscapes in Ethiopia.

How do people survive extreme altitudes? Living in high-altitudes is challenging today - but humans in the Ethiopian highlands have done it for tens of thousands of years! Dr. Götz Ossendorf introduces his hypothesis that social connectedness allowed past humans to endure such harsh conditions.