Nakuru - Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site
Hyrax Hill is an archeological site that has been home to three settlements, the earliest about 3,000 years ago to the most recent at about 200 years ago.
First discovered in 1926 by paleontologist Louis Leakey, while excavating a nearby site, he found evidence of prehistoric habitation at Hyrax Hill. Eleven years later, his wife, Mary Leakey, noted several more sites, including a stone walled fort and a group of pits.
First discovered in 1926 by paleontologist Louis Leakey, while excavating a nearby site, he found evidence of prehistoric habitation at Hyrax Hill. Eleven years later, his wife, Mary Leakey, noted several more sites, including a stone walled fort and a group of pits.
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A large collection of items were found in the burial pits at Hyrax Hill on and around the hill including pottery fragments and Indian coins, one of them 500 years old, two of them dating from 1918 and 1919.
