Sirikwa holes

Sirikwa holes are saucer-shaped hollows found on hillsides in the western highlands of Kenya[1] and in the elevated stretch of the central Rift Valley around Nakuru.[2] These hollows, each having a diameter of 10–20 metres and an average depth of 2.4 metres, occur in groups, sometimes numbering fewer than ten and at times more than a hundred. Archaeologists believe that construction of these features may have begun in the Iron Age.[3][4]

  1. ^ Chapman, Susannah (1966-01-01). "A Sirikwa Hole on Mount Elgon". Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 1 (1): 139–148. doi:10.1080/00672706609511346. ISSN 0067-270X.
  2. ^ Sutton, J. E. G. (1987-01-01). "Hyrax Hill and the Sirikwa". Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 22 (1): 1–36. doi:10.1080/00672708709511378. ISSN 0067-270X.
  3. ^ Sutton, J. E. G. (1965). "101. Sirikwa Holes, Stone Houses and Their Makers in the Western Highlands of Kenya". Man. 65: 113–115. doi:10.2307/2797448. ISSN 0025-1496. JSTOR 2797448.
  4. ^ Sutton, John (1994-01-01). "The Sirikwa and the Okiek in the history of the Kenya highlands". Kenya Past and Present. 26 (1): 35–40. ISSN 0257-8301.