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Cavern at Lothagam paleontological site in Turkana, Kenya

Lothagam is a geological formation located in Kenya, near the southwestern shores of Lake Turkana, 55 km (34 mi) from Kanapoi. It is located between the Kerio and Lomunyenkuparet Rivers on an uplifted fault block.[1]

Archaeology

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Bryan Patterson from Harvard University was, in 1967, the first to carry out paleontological research at Lothagam.[1] Meave Leakey has also carried out extensive paleontological research at Lothagam.[2]

Miocene and Pliocene

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Miocene-Pliocene deposits and numerous palaeontological finds have been found at Lothagam.

Holocene

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Archaeological sites dating to the Holocene have been found at Lothagam, including the Lothagam Lokam harpoon site[3] and the Lothagam North Pillar Site.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Lothagam: about this site". turkanabasin.org. Turkana Basin Institute. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28.
  2. Leakey, Meave G.; Harris, John M. (2003-01-23). Lothagam : the dawn of humanity in eastern Africa. Leakey, Meave G.,, Harris, John Michael. New York. ISBN 0231507607. OCLC 53119634.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Goldstein, Steven; et al. (2017). "New archaeological investigations at the Lothagam harpoon site at Lake Turkana". Antiquity. 91 (360): e5. doi:10.15184/aqy.2017.215.
  4. Hildebrand, Elisabeth; et al. (2018). "A monumental cemetery built by eastern Africa's first herders near Lake Turkana, Kenya". PNAS. 115 (36): 8942–8947. Bibcode:2018PNAS..115.8942H. doi:10.1073/pnas.1721975115. PMC 6130363. PMID 30127016.