On survey for lithics
Dramatic skies over Lomekwi geology
A weathered Acheulean handaxe found on the surface
Lomekwi geology
Acheulean stone tools found at Nadung’a
A landscape view of the work
A mural at the Nariokotome dispensary as WTAP members wait for results
Bags of charcoal for sale
Surface finds like this handle litter the ground at Nadung’a
A test pit revealing Acheulean tools at Nadung’a
The WTAP team in silhouette
Life sprouts among burned surface rocks
Finalising the camp gear inside the lorry before heading out to the field
Waiting to start the excavation
A Turkana woman waits at the Nariokotome dispensary
WTAP team on survey
Busy times at the excavation
A meeting with the Chief
Preparing the trench to re-open the excavation
View of Lake Turkana and North Island
A new Acheulean site discovered at Nadung’a
Looking north towards the Acheulean sites of the Nadung’a Site Complex
A boy with a large pot waits for his grandmother to come home
The colours and crazy layout of the Lodwar Lodge
Goats take shade in the mid-day sun
Watching as the excavation gets underway
A lonely palm tree in the middle of a sandy dry riverbed
A new site being excavated into a steep hillside
Sundown at Nariokotome town
Discoidal core near Nadung’a
Nariokotome town
Fresh tarmac on the road north, into the field from Lodwar
Digging underway in a difficult hillside location
A small Acheulean core used to produce flakes
A rainstorm brings problems for one of our excavation trenches
Desert rains tempt out desert flowers
Young girls collecting firewood
Excavation tools
The real scale of the Turkana landscape
Sonia making a phonecall in Katiko town
Excavation underway on a steep hillside
Steps cut into the hill to access the excavation
Topographer Vincent at the end of a hard day
The soft beauty of Turkana desert flowers
The night sky at the Turkana Basin Institute, Turkwel
Nadung’a flycamp at night
Children watching the camp set-up
Under the shade at lunchtime
Starting the dig
Students on survey
