Enkapune Ya Muto is located on the Mau Escarpment above the Naivasha basin in the Central Rift Valley. Underneath the shelter is a steep 2400-meter drop … See more

Two major excavations have been done at Enkapune Ya Muto. In total, 18 1-m squares in the northern section over the rock shelter were excavated. The first … See more

Stanley H. Ambrose's Chronology of the Later Stone Age and Food Production in East Africa splits Enkapune Ya Muto into 18 main stratums. See more

The Iron Age level is mainly characterized by its Lanet Tradition pottery. The base of layer, however, is aceramic. The transition period to the Elmenteitan occurs approximately 45 … See more

BSS and HTL
The BSS and HTL layers have very similar, but not well understood contents. Both contained pottery of an "undefined archaeological culture" and very few bones or artifacts. While bone sample sizes were difficult … See more

Endingi Industry
RBL4
RBL4 is a 1.2 m thick layer that has low densities of both bone and flaked stone. What flaked stone was found was attributed to the Endingi Industry based on flakes … See more

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