×
The Standard e-Paper
Smart Minds Choose Us
The Standard Group Plc is a
multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper
print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
A chance discovery in the early 1900s changed history for a lone settler, putting her farm front and centre in the discourse of human evolution.The owner of a pyrethrum and wheat farm stumbled upon what appeared like signs of early settlements and invited Louis Leakey, a paleontologist, to study the place.
In 1937, excavation on one side of the hill revealed evidence of Iron Age walled enclosures and neolithic burial mounds. In one such mound, there were found 19 adult bodies interred in what was a mass grave, but buried in a unique way. Ten male bodies faced the North while the remaining bodies — nine females — faced the South.
Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated on the latest developments and special offers!
Prefer the Standard on Google
join