Abstract The Afar Depression is a unique place on Earth where active rift processes can be
directly observed. It is believed to be close to continental breakup. The Afar hotspot has a …

The generation of magmas in the East African Rift System (EARS) is largely the result of
either:(A) melting of easily fusible compositions located within the lithospheric mantle due to …

The influence of climate change on hominin evolution is much debated. Two issues hamper
our understanding of this process: the limited hominin fossil record, and incomplete …

Abstract The Afar Depression is a broad region of subdued topography wherein the Red
Sea, Gulf of Aden, and East African Rift System converge at a triple junction. This mature …

Many important Pliocene hominin specimens have been recovered from Woranso-Mille, a
paleontological research area in the Afar region of Ethiopia, including the complete cranium …

Several hypotheses posit a link between the origin of Homo and climatic and environmental
shifts between 3 and 2.5 Ma. Here we report on new results that shed light on the interplay …

A fossil hominin cranium was discovered in mid-Pliocene deltaic strata in the Godaya Valley
of the northwestern Woranso-Mille study area in Ethiopia. Here we show that analyses of …

Abstract The northern Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) in East Africa is considered a region of
incipient oceanic spreading, with Miocene border faulting now largely abandoned at the …

Abstract Fossiliferous deposits at Woranso-Mille span the period when Australopithecus
anamensis gave rise to Australopithecus afarensis (3.8–3.6 Ma) and encompass the core of …

There is a consensus that volcanism along the East African Rift System (EARS) is related to
plume activities. However, because of our limited knowledge of the local lithospheric mantle …