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Nariokotome (Kenya)

By K. Kris Hirst, About.com

Definition: The site of Nariokotome is located in the Lake Turkana region of Kenya, where the nearly complete skeleton of a boy between the ages of 11 and 13 and classified as Homo ergaster was found in 1984 by Alan Walker and Kamoya Kimeu. The site is about 1.5 million years old.

This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.

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