Melka Konture is a pre-historic site situated on the southern part of Ethiopia at the hearts of agricultural and Awash River Gorge opposite Melka Awash. It is regarded as one of the most important Stone Age sites in Ethiopia. Melka Konture is best known for the numerous Stone Age artifacts that have been unearthed along the river including a variety of clevers, hand axes, and other tools made from basalt and other hard rocks. The site has also proved to be an important source of fossils of extinct mammals.
Continue to one of ancient rock hewn-church of Adadi Mariam at Lalibela was built in the 13th century. In fact, local tradition ascribes it to King Lalibela who is said to have had it built on his visit to Mount Zuqwala,
Driving further south to discover the best site of Tiya, steles where you will see the northernmost example of a peculiar type of engraved, standing stele that stretches across parts of southern Ethiopia, The stele at Tiya is believed to have been erected between the 12th and 13th centuries and are almost certainly grave markers. Recent excavations at Tiya have revealed the remains of young people of both sexes, aged 18–30 and buried in fetal positions. Listed as World Heritage Site, the stele field today comprises more than 36 stones of up to 2 meters and one of the largest steles taken to capital deposit in national museum seen with Lucy