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Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Meeting (2006) of SAfA
Proceedings of the 19th Biennial Meeting (2008) of SAfA
Proceedings By Program Session of the 19th Biennial Meeting (2008) of SAfA
Posters Alphabetically by Author of the 19th Biennial
Nyame Akuma
Prehistory Society of Zimbabwe Newsletters
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October 25, 2018

Archaeology of the mobile pastoralists of Lothagam North Pillar Site, Lake Turkana, Kenya

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October 25, 2018

Scholarly article by Hildebrand et al. (2018) published in PNAS: A Monumental cemetery built by eastern Africa's first herders near Lake Turkana, Kenya

Significant science media attention (New York Times, National Geographic, Smithsonian.com etc.) concerning archaeology of Lothagam North Pillar Site in Kenya.

Science media stories:

New York Times story: "Ancient Burial Pits Reveal Sophisticated Rituals" 

Beads from Lothagam North Pillar archaeological site.

Beads from Lothagam North Pillar archaeological site.

National Geographic story: "Ancient Riches Discovered at Mysterious Burial Monument"

Lothagam Pillar Site area, Lake Turkana, Kenya.

Lothagam Pillar Site area, Lake Turkana, Kenya.

Smithsonian story: "Their World Was Crumbling But These Ancient People Built a Lasting Memorial"

 
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