Discovery of early man tools inspires research by Yale, MMU scientists

The prehistoric site at Yiapan family Land in Narok North Subcounty, with some of the stone tools popping from the ground during excavation that took 7 years to complete. [Courtesy]

Ancient stone tools discovered in Narok county and believed to be between 60,000 to a million years old have attracted interest from researchers in institutions of higher learning.

Maasai Mara University (MMU) will collaborate with Yale University Senior Lecturer and Archaeologist Veronica Waweru who led other scientists in a 7-year excavation of the stone tools believed to have been made used and improved upon by Homo erectus, archaic Homo sapiens and modern Homo sapiens.