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An Archaeological Investigation on the Loboi Plain, Baringo District, Kenya
William R. Farrand
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In 1973, researchers from the University of Michigan conducted a survey in the Loboi area, north of Lake Bogoria (Lake Hannington) in west Kenya, north of Nairobi. The goal of the project was to record archaeological remains in the area. In 1965, Mary Leakey had noted the presence of stone tools and faunal remains in Loboi, and her son Richard Leakey, director of the National Museums of Kenya, suggested the area should be further studied.
In addition to the intensive survey, the researchers excavated seven small test units at five sites and recovered archaeological materials.
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Contents
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I. Modern Environment of the Loboi Area
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Hydrology
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Climate
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Flora
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Fauna
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Cultural Life
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II. Geology of the Loboi-Hannington Area
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Bedrock
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Quarternary Deposits of the Loboi-Hannington Plain
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Age and Correlation
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Other Observations
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Summary of Late Quarternary History
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III. Earlier Occupations of the Loboi Plain
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The Paleo-environment of the Loboi Plain
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Cultural Remains of the Earlier Occupations
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Cultural Remains from Nyogonyek and Logumukum
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General Comment on the Earlier Occupations
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IV. Later Occupations of the Loboi Plain
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The Paleo-environment of the Later Occupations
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Cultural Remains of the Later Occupations
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Late Stone Age Assemblages at Other Sites
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The Human Population of the Later Occupations
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Discussion of the Hominid Material
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General Comment on the Later Occupations
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V. Future Work on the Hannington-Baringo Plain
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Additional Survey
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Additional Excavation
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References Cited
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Figures
Citable Link
Published: 1976
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- 978-1-951538-43-9 (ebook)
- 978-0-932206-13-8 (paper)