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Nataruk

Nataruk in Turkana County, Kenya, is the site of an archaeological investigation which uncovered the remains of 27 people. It dates between 9,500 and 10,500 BP (7,550–8,550 BC). The remains have garnered wide media attention for possible bioarchaeological evidence of interpersonal violence, i.e. prehistoric warfare.

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Nataruk and the prehistory of warfare

Kerio RiverTurkwel RiverSuguta ValleyTurkana Basin
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Nataruk and Jebel Sahaba

QadanFred WendorfNational Museum of FinlandRadiocarbon dating
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Turkana in the late Pleistocene–early Holocene

PleistoceneHoloceneLake Turkana
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The discoveries at Nataruk

Australian National UniversityUniversity of Oxford
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Location
Turkana County, Kenya
Archaeologists
Marta Mirazón Lahr
Discovered
2012
Excavation dates
from 2012
Region
Lake Turkana

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Turkana in the late Pleistocene–early Holocene

The discoveries at Nataruk

Nataruk and the prehistory of warfare

Nataruk and Jebel Sahaba

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related to history · 16
Nataruk → All, Also, Finally, Holocene, If Mirazón Lahr, IN-AFRICA Project, Kalakoel, Larry Robbins, Lothagam, Mirazón Lahr, Prehistoric, Southwest Turkana, The, Therefore, This, Warfare
related to Nataruk and Jebel Sahaba · 10
Nataruk → Antoine, Antoine Zazzo, Fred Wendorf, It, Jebel Sahaba, Nevertheless, Pleistocene-early Holocene, Site, The Qadan, Wendorf's
related to The discoveries at Nataruk · 6
Nataruk → By, In, Ten, The, These, Twelve
related to Turkana in the late Pleistocene–early Holocene · 6
Nataruk → Evidence, Lake Turkana, Many, Pottery, The, Turkana
related to The demographic profile of the people found at Nataruk · 3
Nataruk → KNM-WT, Of, The
Archaeologists · 1
Nataruk → Marta Mirazón Lahr
Discovered · 1
Nataruk → 2012
Excavation dates · 1
Nataruk → from 2012
Location · 1
Nataruk → Turkana County, Kenya
Region · 1
Nataruk → Lake Turkana

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NatarukArchaeologistsMarta Mirazón Lahr1.00infobox
NatarukDiscovered20121.00infobox
NatarukExcavation datesfrom 20121.00infobox
NatarukLocationTurkana County, Kenya1.00infobox
NatarukRegionLake Turkana1.00infobox
Natarukrelated to historyWarfare0.60section
Natarukrelated to historyPrehistoric0.60section
Natarukrelated to historyTherefore0.60section
Natarukrelated to historyIf Mirazón Lahr0.60section
Natarukrelated to historyMirazón Lahr0.60section
Natarukrelated to historyThe0.60section
Natarukrelated to historyAlso0.60section

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