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Kalambo
Falls is said to be Africa's second tallest free-leaping or single-drop
waterfall (second to one of the tiers of Tugela Falls in South Africa) at 221m.
As
a matter of fact, the Kalambo River defines the Tanzania-Zambia border all the
way into the vast Lake Tanganyika, which itself is shared by a foursome of
countries (i.e. Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Zambia, and Tanzania).
The
waterfall is in high flow in the May/June timeframe. But this depends on how
much rainfall the region gets during its rainy season from January through
April. The flow diminishes as the year progresses. Some of the locals we’ve
spoken to said that around October or November, the falls probably won’t look
impressive.
Though
few visitors realise it, the Kalambo Falls are also one of the most important
archaeological sites in southern Africa. Just above the falls, by the side of
the river, is a site that appears to have been occupied throughout much of the
Stone Age and early Iron Age. The earliest tools and other remains discovered
there may be over 300,000 years old, including evidence for the use of fire.
For
years Kalambo provided the earliest evidence of fire in sub-Saharan Africa –
charred logs, ash and charcoal have been discovered amongst the lowest levels
of remains. This was a tremendously important step for Stone-Age man as it
enabled him to keep warm and cook food, as well as use fire to scare off
aggressive animals. Burning areas of grass may even have helped him to hunt.
However, more recent excavations of older sites in Africa have discovered
evidence of the use of fire before the time when we believe that this site at
Kalambo was occupied.
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