Lothagam Explained

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

Archaeology

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

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

Holocene

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turkana Basin Institute . turkanabasin.org. Lothagam: about this site. https://web.archive.org/web/20110728134154/http://www.turkanabasin.org/component/content/article/62-turkana-basin-sites/122-lothagam-about-this-site. 2011-07-28.
  2. Book: Lothagam : the dawn of humanity in eastern Africa. Leakey, Meave G.,, Harris, John Michael. 0231507607. New York. 53119634. Leakey. Meave G.. Harris. John M.. 2003-01-23.
  3. Goldstein. Steven. etal. 2017. New archaeological investigations at the Lothagam harpoon site at Lake Turkana. Antiquity. 91. 360. e5. 10.15184/aqy.2017.215. free.
  4. Hildebrand. Elisabeth. etal. 2018. A monumental cemetery built by eastern Africa's first herders near Lake Turkana, Kenya. PNAS. 115. 36. 8942–8947. 10.1073/pnas.1721975115. 30127016. 6130363. 2018PNAS..115.8942H . free.

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