Massacre

massacre de Nataruk

7501 BCE · 2.71° N, 36.14° E

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What the records say

When
7501 BCE
Kind
Massacre
Deaths
27
Coordinates
2.71° N, 36.14° E

Placed at the site its title names, Nataruk.

Nataruk

Archaeological site in Turkana County, Kenya

Nataruk in Turkana County, Kenya, is the site of an archaeological investigation which uncovered the remains of 27 people. It dates between 9,500 and 10,500 BP. The remains have garnered wide media attention for possible bioarchaeological evidence of interpersonal violence, i.e. prehistoric warfare.

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