Marsabit Rock Art

Marsabit Rock Art

tracing back the path of our ancestors in the northern desert of Kenya
Marsabit Rock Art - tracing back the path of our ancestors in the northern desert of Kenya

Location: 

Marsabit, Kenya

Duration: 

Monday, May 23, 2016

Journey: 

Republic of Kenya

Personal highlights

  1. Marsabit: large county in the north of Kenyainfo-icon, bordering to Ethiopiainfo-icon
  2. Rock Art: carvings in the rock by hunter-gatherers, thousands of years ago
  3. Desert Museum: displaying the rich culture and history around Lake Turkana
  4. Cradle of Mankind: 1.5 million years old boy, one of the first homo erectus
  5. Human Evolution: tracing back our fossilised ancestors over millions of years

Image sources

  1. Epic group photo
  2. Archeologist at work
  3. Fourteen people on a Jeep
  4. Lonely tree in the desert
  5. Rock Art in the desert

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