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Old stone tools point to early innovation in Turkana

Stone artefacts.

Sports, Culture and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed (centre) during the unveiling of the artefacts at the National Museums of Kenya. PHOTO | PAULINE KAIRU | NMG

By  Pauline Kairu

Contributor based in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group

Kenya's Great Rift Valley has long been dubbed the cradle of mankind, but discoveries in Turkana’s Lomekwi area suggest it may also be home to innovation and industrialisation.

“These stone tools and accompanying artefacts provide the earliest evidence for technology anywhere in the world.

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