  location in Kenya | |
| Location | Mau Escarpment |
|---|---|
| Region | Kenya |
| Coordinates | 0°38′47″N 36°3′15″E / 0.64639°N 36.05417°E |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1938 |
| Archaeologists | Mary Leakey, Louis Leakey |
Njoro River Cave is an archaeological site on the Mau Escarpment, Kenya, that was first excavated in 1938 by Mary Leakey and her husband Louis Leakey.[1] Excavations revealed a mass cremation site created by Elmenteitan pastoralists during the Pastoral Neolithic roughly 3350-3050 BP.[2] Excavations also uncovered pottery, beads, stone bowls, basket work, pestles and flakes. The Leakeys' excavation was one of the earliest to uncover ancient beads and tools in the area and a later investigation in 1950 was the first to use radiocarbon dating in East Africa.[3]
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