HISTORICAL CAPITAL CITIES OF ETHIOPIA
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Addis Ababa
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The
National Museum
Inside
this concrete monstrosity there are a number of floors of historical objects,
ceremonial dress, traditional jewelry and paintings by modern artists. In the
basement, there is a collection of archaeological objects, including 'Lucy',
the hominid woman discovered in eastern Ethiopia in 1974 and dated at 3.5 million
years old.
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March 2002