Lothagam
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Lothagam is an archaeological and geological site in northern Kenya known for its ancient human burials and prominent rock formations along the western shore of Lake Turkana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lothagam canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
geological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | pastoralist communities ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | various international research teams ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
fluvial deposits
ⓘ
lacustrine deposits ⓘ sedimentary rock sequence ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
burial mound
ⓘ
communal cemetery ⓘ megalithic structures ⓘ stone pillars ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritageStatus | important heritage site in Kenya ⓘ |
| hasFossils |
bovids
ⓘ
carnivores ⓘ fish ⓘ mammal fossils ⓘ primates ⓘ reptiles ⓘ vertebrate fossils ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge |
Neogene
ⓘ
Pliocene epoch ⓘ
surface form:
Pliocene
|
| hasLandscapeFeature |
badlands
ⓘ
escarpment ⓘ rock ridge ⓘ |
| hasScientificImportance |
study of Neogene vertebrate evolution
ⓘ
study of environmental change around Lake Turkana ⓘ study of human prehistory in East Africa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient human burials
ⓘ
prominent rock formations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rift Valley region
ⓘ
Northern Kenya ⓘ
surface form:
northern Kenya
|
| locatedInCounty | Turkana County ⓘ |
| locatedOnShoreOf | Lake Turkana ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Turkana Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Omo–Turkana basin
|
| partOf | Turkana Basin ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | Late Holocene ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| researchField |
archaeology
ⓘ
geology ⓘ paleoanthropology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
| shorePosition | western shore of Lake Turkana ⓘ |
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