Archaeological Sites in Nandi

Songhor Prehistoric Site: A Miocene Flashback

This is located about 14 km northeast of the Chemelil to Makutano roundabout along C37 Chemelil-Kopere Road, passing Chemelil Sugar Factory and Kopere-Songhor Road, taking a right turnoff at Kopere Shopping Centre. The 78-acres Songhor Pre-historic Site is found at the foot of Nyando Escarpment, and it was gazetted in 1982 as a National Monument owing to its importance in the study of the Miocene Era, 19 Mya. The hominids excavated here point to the existence of man and a variety of animals thriving in this area during the antiquated past.

The evidence also indicates that the ape-like-man proconsul  Africanus  lived at Songhor. Although there is very little to separate this site from its surrounding grassy landscape, apart from a small timber-built research base that offers little for travellers, Songhor Site is still an active research base frequented by experts, anthropologists and paleontologists in particular studying the Miocene Era. It is situated 50 km east of Kisumu City via C34 Mamboleo-Miwani-Chemelil Road.

Kenya is known for its significant archaeological findings related to human origins. the Rift Valley region, at sites like Koobi Fora and Olorgesailie, has yielded fossils and artifacts that provide crucial evidence of early hominins, dated millennias. Along the coast, too, archaeology reveals the history of the Swahili civilization.

Index of Archaeological Sites in Kenya

Baringo County - Kipsaraman Museum , Homa Bay County - Kanjera Prehistoric Site , Kanam Prehistoric Site , Kajiado County - Olorgesailie Prehistoric Site, Kilifi County - Panga ya Saidi , Kisumu County - Muguruk Prehistoric Site, Maboko Island, Marsabit County - Koobi Fora, Illeret Prehistoric Site, Migori County - Gogo Falls Prehistoric Site , Nandi County - Songhor Prehistoric Site , Nakuru County - Kariandusi Museum, Hyrax Hill Museum, River Njoro Caves, Samburu County - Nachola Site , Turkana County - The Nariokotome Boy Site, Lokalalei Site, Turkana Basin Institute, Logatham Valley

Beyond athletics, famously known as the heartland of Kenyan long-distance running, Nandi County is a region of stunning highland scenery, rich agricultural land, and deep cultural heritage. The county is characterized by highland terrain, with altitudes ranging from 1,300 to 2,500 meters asl. Nandi Escarpment forms a dramatic western boundary, dropping down to the Kavirondo Gulf I Lake Victoria.

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40 Destinations in Nandi County , arranged as one would visit these - south, north then west - with the aid of in-depth narratives, images, strip maps and distance chart:

Londiani-Koru Route , Nyando Escarpment , Bonjoge National Reserve , Nandi Rock , South Nandi Forest , Tindinyo Falls , Karebe Gold Mining , Nandi Scarp , North Nandi Forest , Tabolwa Rock , Kabiyet Shrine , Cheruiyot Ecosystem , Nandi Hills , Chepsangor Coffee , Koitalel Samoei Museum , Samiitui Aldai Stone Historic Site , Nandi Bears Club , Ketbarak Viewpoint , Kip’s Eco-Resort , Kapsimotwa Gardens , The Sheu Morobi Cliffs , Chemase Waterfalls , Mberere Holy Springs , Kopere Rocks , Songhor Prehistoric Site , Tinderet Forest , Diguna Waterfalls , Ngabunat Caves Falls , Kiplolok Springs , Kapsabet , Kaptumo and Kipture Forts , Eden Springs Hotel , Keben Springs , Kingwal Wetland I Sitatunga Conservancy , Chepkiit (Mlango) Falls , Kamulat (Ndalat) Hill , Kapchemuriet

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What’s The Air Like in Nandi?

Nandi County has a fine and moderate warm climate year long with no cold and hot extremes. Nandi’s climate is influenced by both altitude and geophaphy. Most areas experience temperatures of between 18 o  C and 25 o  C.

What’s The Lay Of The Land In C.29?

Hilly to undulating. Nandi County is comprised of five well-defined topographic zones: rolling hills, Kapsabet Plateau, Tinderet Volcanic mass, King’wal Swamp and the Nyando Escarpment.

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