Afar

The Afar people have a rich and complex history in Ethiopia  The discovery of the earlist human ancestors is a significant area of study in paleoanthrology  Lucy(australopithecus)           Discovery in Hadar Ethiopia in 1974 Lucy is a 3.2 million years old fossil insight in to human evolution  These discovery have helped scientists understand the evolution of Human species                            The Afar are traditional nomadic pastoralist relaying on livestock herding as a way of life        unique culture of the Dankail desert         Afar region Ruled by Sultans     salt mining in the Dankail Depression Livestock is a vital part of Afar culture expresing wealth and prestigious to their nomadic life style