Koobi Fora

Attraction Type:	Historic Sites
Category:	Archaeological site
Region:	North Rift
City / Town:	Lodwar
Road / Street:	Kapenguria -Lodwar Road
Telephone:	254 20 374 2131 254 721 308485
Email:	koobifora@museums.or.ke
Website:	http://www.museums.or.ke/content/blogcategory/9/41
Entrance Fee:	Yes

Description:
Koobi Fora in the local language, means a place of the commiphora a source of myrrh, which is a common plant in this hot and arid area. The rich sedimentary rocks have yielded more than 10,000 Vertebrate and Hominid fossils. Most interesting here is a Stone Age burial site.
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