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Turkana, Lake
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Turkana, Lake

Lake in the Great Rift Valley, 375 m/1,230 ft above sea level, with its northernmost end in Ethiopia and the rest in Kenya; area 8,000 sq km/3,100 sq mi. It is saline, and shrinking by evaporation. Its shores were an early human hunting ground, and valuable remains have been found that are accurately datable because of undisturbed stratification.



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After receiving a permit to travel to Lake Turkana, he and his companions hitched a ride on a fish lorry and eventually made their way to the lake.
My Journey Through African Heritage by Kasfir, Sidney Littlefield / African Arts
Much of the daily action revolved around water sources, and from near the largest desert lake in the world, Lake Turkana in the far north of Kenya, the key player in our most ancient drama emerges.
The archaeology of compassion by Green, Terisa / The Humanist
anamensis was first identified from 21 fossils found at two sites near Lake Turkana (SN: 8/19/95, p.
Early hominid rises again by Bower, Bruce / Science News
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