Located in central Ethiopia, in the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, the town of Tiya is best known for its archaeological site. It contains 36 monuments, including 32 carved stelae covered with symbols, most of which are difficult to decipher. They are the remains of an ancient Ethiopian culture whose age has not yet been precisely determined. Surface finds at Tiya contained a selection of Middle Stone Age tools (tranchet blows) that are technologically similar to tools found at Gademotta and Kulkuletti.
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