Nariokotome: Quick Facts

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Map of Kenya and surrounding countries in East Africa, highlighting the location of the Nariokotome archaeological site near Lake Turkana in the northwest part of Kenya. Neighboring countries Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Tanzania are labeled, with major lakes and the Indian Ocean shown. An inset globe in the lower left marks the region within Africa.

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Archaeology Homo erectus Homo paleoanthropology Koobi Fora Lothagam Kanapoi Machu Picchu Pompeii Petra Babylon Chichén Itzá Troy Qin tomb

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Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)

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