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Lake Turkana Explained: The Jade Sea, Sibiloi National Park, the Turkana Boy Fossil, the Oil Discovery and the Northern Kenya Frontier
Lake Turkana is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the cradle of human evolution. A guide to the Jade Sea, Sibiloi National Park, the Turkana Boy, oil and the region.
May 25, 2026
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Kenya's Archaeological Heritage: The Cradle of Humankind, Turkana Boy, and the Legacy of the Leakey Family
Kenya's archaeological and paleontological heritage places the country at the very center of the story of human evolution, with fossil discoveries spanning millions of years providing the evidence for...
Feb 20, 2026
7 min read
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