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Lothagam

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Lothagam is a geological formation located in Kenya , near the southwestern shores of Lake Turkana , 55 km (34 mi) from Kanapoi . It is located between the Kerio and Lomunyenkuparet Rivers on an uplifted fault block.

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1-545: Bryan Patterson from Harvard University was, in 1967, the first to carry out paleontological research at Lothagam. Meave Leakey has also carried out extensive paleontological research at Lothagam. Miocene - Pliocene deposits and numerous palaeontological finds have been found at Lothagam. Archaeological sites dating to the Holocene have been found at Lothagam, including the Lothagam Lokam harpoon site and

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