Koobi Fora

American  

[koo-bee fawr-uh] / ˈku bi ˈfɔr ə /

noun

1. an archaeological locality on the northeastern side of Lake Turkana, in northern Kenya, yielding important early hominin fossils and some of the oldest hominin areas with stone tools, bone food waste, and possible evidence of fire use, dating from 1.1–4.2 million years ago.

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Etymology

Origin of Koobi Fora

First recorded in 1965–70

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Koobi Fora

This research was carried out with permission from the National Museums of Kenya and Kenya's Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, and in partnership with the Koobi Fora Field School.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025

She and her parents Meave and Richard Leakey have led teams over the past 50 years that have discovered five species of hominins at Koobi Fora, dating from 4.2 million to 1.4 million years ago.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 27, 2024

However, while it is contemporary with Oldowan and Oldowan-like tools in Koobi Fora, Kenya, it has never before been discovered in Olduvai Gorge.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 19, 2015

In the mid-1970s, Louis and Mary's second son, Richard, offered me the challenge of making sense of the early Homo skulls, crania and jaws from Koobi Fora.

From Nature ● Apr. 2, 2014

Organizing a team of fossil hunters, Leakey established a base camp at Koobi Fora, a mound at the inboard end of a long, crocodile-infested sand spit that curves out into the lake.

From Time Magazine Archive