A massive archaeological excavation in Ethiopia's Afar Rift region has revealed the lives of humans who lived there 100,000 years ago. Thousands of stone artifacts and vertebrate remains, as well as sediments, suggest repeated visits by Homo sapiens in a wooded environment. The team led by archaeologist Yonas Beyene of the French Center for Ethiopian Studies in Ethiopia, led to the discovery of three partial partial human skeletons that survived the centuries. The remains indicate rapid burial, burning, and being ravaged by wild animals. The site, Halibee, is part of the Middle Awash study area in Ethiopia’s Afar rift region, is known for its richness and open-air location. Stone tools found at the site were left close to where they were dropped, providing a rare look at how early humans used the environment around them.