Koobi Fora
Lake Turkana, kenya
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Koobi Fora is a prehistoric site found within the Sibiloi National Park. In Gabbra ,Koobi Fora that means a place of commiphora and the source of myrrh which is a common plant found in the area. Koobi Fora site is approximately 700 square miles and contains depositions from around 5 million years to 1 million years ago during the Early Pleistocene. Koobi Fora is on the Eastern Side of Lake Turkana and is part of the Lake Turkana National Parks which are considered a UNESCO world heritage. Koobi Fora was one of the sites that Richard Leakey was known to have worked on. He first noticed the site in 1967 and since then he and his team have uncovered over 400 hominin fossils from the area.
Place Category
- - Museum
- - Archeological Site
Activities
- - Museum Tour
- - Archeological Tour
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Koobi Fora is a prehistoric site found within the Sibiloi National Park. In Gabbra ,Koobi Fora that means a place of commiphora and the source of myrrh which is a common plant found in the area. Koobi Fora site is approximately 700 square miles and contains depositions from around 5 million years to 1 million years ago during the Early Pleistocene. Koobi Fora is on the Eastern Side of Lake Turkana and is part of the Lake Turkana National Parks which are considered a UNESCO world heritage. Koobi Fora was one of the sites that Richard Leakey was known to have worked on. He first noticed the site in 1967 and since then he and his team have uncovered over 400 hominin fossils from the area.
Place Category
- - Museum
- - Archeological Site
Activities
- - Museum Tour
- - Archeological Tour
Attractions
Hominin fossils
A wide variety of hominins can be found such as the Australopithecus Sensu Lato discovered by Dr. Richard Leakey which is reported to be over 2 million years old, the ,Paranthropus boisei, Homo rudoflensis, Homo egraster which is considered an early form of Homo erectus. The fossils span from as early as 4.2 million year to 1.4 million years.
Stone tools
Stone tools used by the early hominins can be found here which can be dated to as early as 1.5 million years.
Ancient animal fossils
In the site you will find fossils of crocodiles,elephants and giraffe that were at least 4 times larger than todays.
