There are several pillar sites spread around Lake Turkana, all radiocarbon dated to ~5200-4200 years ago, exactly when cattle, sheep & goats were introduced to the region. That & other evidence suggests pillar sites were made by early herders (fig:
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RT @palaeobeth: Pleased to share our new paper on the #bioarchaeology of pillar sites west of Lake Turkana, Kenya - now online & open acces…
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RT @goat_papers: The bioarchaeology of mid-Holocene pastoralist cemeteries west of Lake Turkana, Kenya. https://t.co/30fcPdZrhA
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The bioarchaeology of mid-Holocene pastoralist cemeteries west of Lake Turkana, Kenya. https://t.co/30fcPdZrhA