Narosura

Important Pastoral Neolithic settlement site near Narok in southern Kenya, occupied between the 9th-5th centuries BC. Post-holes suggest the presence of semi-permanent structures of some kind, and the site appears to have covered an area of at least 8000 square meters. A backed microlith industry in obsidian was accompanied by ground stone axes, burins, stone bowls, and pottery with comb-stamped and incised decoration of a type also found on many other Pastoral Neolithic sites and known as Narosura ware. The animal bones recovered were of mainly domestic species; there is no conclusive evidence for the practice of agriculture.

An important Pastoral Neolithic settlement site near Narok in southern Kenya, occupied between the 9th and the 5th centuries bc. Post-holes suggest the presence of semi-permanent structures of some kind, and the site appears to have covered an area of at least 8000 square metres, although it cannot of course be demonstrated whether the whole area was occupied at one time. A backed microlith industry in obsidian was accompanied by ground stone axes, stone bowls, and pottery with comb-stamped decoration of a type also found on many other Pastoral Neolithic sites and known as Narosura ware. All but 5 per cent of the animal bones recovered were of domestic species, with sheep/goats predominating over cattle. Since the majority of the cattle (in contrast with the small stock) were not slaughtered until old age, it has been suggested that they were kept primarily for milk or blood. Despite the large size of the settlement there is no conclusive evidence for the practice of agriculture.