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Our Research



The National Museum of Ethiopia serves as a powerhouse for research on everything from human evolution to ecology to political affairs. Learn more about the work we're doing.



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The National Museum of Ethiopia grew out of the Institute of Archaeology, which was founded in 1958 by a group of French archeologists to promote and facilitate the archaeological research mission in the north. As such, the National Museum conducts ongoing research through the institute alongside Addis Ababa University's graduate school.



Human Evolution



Ancient Artifacts



Ecology



Political Science



Artwork



Highlighted Research Conducted Out Of Ethiopia





Cultural Preservation In Ethiopia



Our team researches ways to preserve and better understand the cultural phenomenons happening across our diverse range of people groups in Ethiopia.


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New Fossils Found in Awash Valley



The fossil discoveries include upper jaws, mandibles and postcrania found from deposits that also yielded Ardipithecus ramidus, a hominin species first identified in the Middle Awash study area located to the south of Gona


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Radioactive Dating of Fossil Remains



The latest form of radiocarbon dating is accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS), which is considered to be the most efficient way to measure the radiocarbon content of a sample.


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