New archaeological discoveries from the Laikipia Plateau, Kenya

This research builds on the results of a three year interdisciplinary project carried out by the British Institute in Eastern Africa on the Laikipia Plateau, Kenya. Recent investigations at the Maasai Plains Site, a large Pastoral Iron Age site located on present-day Mugie Ranch, have produced one o...

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Published inAzania Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 112 - 136
Main Author Causey, Michael J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.04.2010
Subjects
Kisima ware
Laikipia Plateau
Maasai Plains Site
Pastoral Neolithic
pastoralist archaeology
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Summary:This research builds on the results of a three year interdisciplinary project carried out by the British Institute in Eastern Africa on the Laikipia Plateau, Kenya. Recent investigations at the Maasai Plains Site, a large Pastoral Iron Age site located on present-day Mugie Ranch, have produced one of the largest and most complete collections of Kisima ware to date. In addition, newly discovered Pastoral Neolithic open-air sites are described further southeast on Lolldaiga Ranch. Not only are substantial Pastoral Neolithic open-air sites present on the Laikipia Plateau, but their size and spatial distribution compares to Pastoral Neolithic sites already discovered in the southwestern and Central Rift Valley regions of Kenya.
ISSN:0067-270X
1945-5534
DOI:10.1080/00672700903291732