🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Ileret
Ileret (also spelled Illeret) is a village in Marsabit County, Kenya. It is located in Northern Kenya, on the eastern shore of Lake Turkana, north of Sibiloi National Park and near the Ethiopian…
🇰🇪 Kenya · Earthwork
Meroe Northern Cemetery Pyramid — Rift Valley (Nairobi)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Meroe Northern Cemetery Pyramid in Rift Valley, Kenya is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Rock art
Gogo Falls — Kavirondo Rock Shelter and Iron Smelting
Neolithic to Iron Age (8000 BCE–500 CE) with rock art · Kavirondo
Gogo Falls — Kavirondo Rock Shelter and Iron Smelting in Migori County, Kenya is a Neolithic to Iron Age (8000 BCE–500 CE) with rock art rock_art attributed to Kavirondo.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Temple complex
Rhapta Submerged Harbour — Rift Valley (Nairobi)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Rhapta Submerged Harbour in Rift Valley, Kenya is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient village
Thimlich Ohinga — Kakuku Enclosure
Late Iron Age (16th–19th c. CE) · Luo (Kabuoch)
Thimlich Ohinga — Kakuku Enclosure in Migori County, Kenya is a Late Iron Age (16th–19th c. CE) ancient-village attributed to Luo (Kabuoch).
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient city
Mnarani Ruins — Kilifi Creek
Swahili (13th–17th c. CE) · Swahili (Shirazi)
Mnarani Ruins — Kilifi Creek in Kilifi County, Kenya is a Swahili (13th–17th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili (Shirazi).
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient city
Jumba la Mtwana — Mtwapa Creek
Swahili (14th–15th c. CE) · Swahili
Jumba la Mtwana — Mtwapa Creek in Kilifi County, Kenya is a Swahili (14th–15th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient city
Mtwapa Ruins — Mombasa North Bypass
Swahili (13th–15th c. CE) secondary · Swahili
Mtwapa Ruins — Mombasa North Bypass in Mombasa County, Kenya is a Swahili (13th–15th c. CE) secondary ancient-city attributed to Swahili.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Olorgesailie – Acheulean Handaxe Factory (1.2 Ma)
Lower Palaeolithic Acheulean · Homo erectus / early Homo
Open-air Acheulean handaxe factory of Homo erectus (1200–400 ka) with in-situ butchery of extinct giant baboon and hippo, with volcanic stratigraphy teaching hominin handaxe evolution from…
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient city
Dondo Ruins — Lamu Mainland
Swahili (14th–18th c. CE) · Swahili
Dondo Ruins — Lamu Mainland in Lamu County, Kenya is a Swahili (14th–18th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili. Mainland Swahili ruins opposite Manda Bay with walled town and Friday mosque.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient village
Kaya Jibana — Kilifi Badlands
Mijikenda (16th c. CE) · Mijikenda (Jibana)
Kaya Jibana — Kilifi Badlands in Kilifi County, Kenya is a Mijikenda (16th c. CE) ancient-village attributed to Mijikenda (Jibana).
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient village
Thimlich Ohinga – Enclosure Stone Town (Lake Victoria)
Late Iron Age · Bantu / Luo (Kabwa)
Largest of 138 Lake Victoria dry-stone enclosures (15th–19th c), UNESCO 2018. Concentric walls 1–4.2 m high ×51–152 m diam with internal compounds, shafts, and livestock pens.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient city
Mambrui — Malindi North
Swahili (14th–18th c CE) · Swahili
Mambrui — Malindi North in Kilifi County, Kenya is a Swahili (14th–18th c CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili. Swahili creek town north of Malindi with Friday mosque and tombs.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient city
Ishakani Ruins — Tana Mouth
Swahili (13th–16th c. CE) · Swahili (Ozi secondary)
Ishakani Ruins — Tana Mouth in Tana River County, Kenya is a Swahili (13th–16th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili (Ozi secondary). Tana mouth Swahili creek town near Ozi gorge.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Enkorika
Enkorika is a village and neolithic site in Kenya's Rift Valley Province. It is located in an upslope area, about 100 by 130 m. It was an Iron Age smelting site. Geologically it forms part of the Enkorika Fissure Zone.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Lake Turkana
Lake Turkana () is a saline lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, predominantly in northern Kenya; the far northern end crosses into Ethiopia.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Lomekwi
Lomekwi is an archaeological site located on the west bank of Lake Turkana in Kenya. It is an important milestone in the history of human archaeology.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Thimlich Ohinga
Late Iron Age (15th–19th c CE) · Luo (Bantu-Luo Nilotic) / Gusii
UNESCO Luo walled town Thimlich Ohinga — 4-m dry-stone walls enclosing hill settlement.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient city
Shanga — Pate Island Early Swahili Town
Swahili earliest (8th–14th c CE) · Swahili (proto-Swahili)
Shanga — Pate Island Early Swahili Town in Lamu County, Kenya is a Swahili earliest (8th–14th c CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili (proto-Swahili). Earliest Swahili town 15 ha with 8th c.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient city
Shaka — Formosa Bay Swahili Ruins
Swahili (14th–17th c. CE) · Swahili (Witu)
Shaka — Formosa Bay Swahili Ruins in Kilifi County, Kenya is a Swahili (14th–17th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili (Witu).
🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Jumba la Mtwana
Jumba la Mtwana is the site of historical structures and archaeological relics on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, lying close to the Mtwapa Creek, in Kilifi county, north of Mombasa.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Mambrui
Mambrui is a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province, located east of Marikebuni along the Malindi-Garissa Road, south of Gongoni and north of Malindi.
