Hyrax Hill pre-historical site in Kenya : Hyrax Hill Pre-historical site is located in Nakuru town, in Kenya the site is a great tourism safari destination, the site depicts the lifestyle of the seasonal settlement by the prehistoric people of time 3000 years old, on your safari in Kenya you are recommended to spire some time and visit the Hyrax hill museum to experience more about the earliest history of Nakuru Kenya. Hyrax Hill pre-historical site was spearheaded by different personals in different periods of time like Dr. Mary Leaky during 1937, Onyango Abunje in 1973 to 1974, and Dr. John Sutton in 1986.
Kenya government gazetted the Hyrax Hill as a National monument in 1943, the four years after the first archeological excavation on the hill, ever since from that time the site has been renowned as the archaeological research site and the reference pint for the various investigations of the prehistory of the entire East Africa this is the best site to visit during a Kenya Safari as here you get exposed to the entire history of what happened the back many years ago and this gives the most stunning memories in your safari, there are other certain sites that have been excavated and left open for public viewing that makes everyone to have the opportunity to spot of the various aspects.
The name of the site Hyrax Hill originated after the hyraxes those are the small mammals that lives in the rocky areas, so the hyraxes were once common in the rocky crevasses of the Hyrax Hill and the Hyrax Hill is located in the Hyrax Hill prehistoric site and museum.
Amazing facilities located at Hyrax prehistoric site and museum.
Hyrax hill archaelogy.
Hyrax hill archaelogy is located at the Hyrax prehistorical site and museum this is a small rocky lava ridge measuring about 500 meters in length and measuring 50 meters above the surrounding, due to the fact that various hyraxes were occupying the hyrax hill so there are more archeological features that dates in the range from 200 to 500 years ago. On a safari to the hyrax hill you will observe the various phases of occupation including Neolithic occupation with burial sites, recent Iron Age on site 1 and earlier iron age activity on site 2. If you wish to carry any research related to the archeology then Hyrax hill is the right safari destination.
Museum Building.
Museum building at Hyrax hill is the former farm house established during 1900 to 1910, the owner was Mrs. Selfe that gave the building to the museum during the period of 1965 to the National Museum of Kenya the building is unique that was constructed in the rectangular shape consisting 5 steps of the veranda and where the main gallery of the site is located in the central space of the building. The museum building has go the 3 major sections where the visitors attend to like the central chamber which is the largest, the curator’s chambers and lastly the Education offices both situated at the back of the building.
There is one gallery in the museum has three chambers that is central gallery, west gallery, east gallery. Among the galleries the central gallery is the largest of all and can be having the display of the archaeology of the site and it has got the model showing the entire of the site then the east chamber displays the natural history objects and lastly west chamber displays the ethnographic materials in the museum.
On a safari to the hyrax hill pre-historical site you enjoy various exhibitions that can be displayed like 400 objects and work of art like carved masks, wooden statues and many others that Musas made during the period of 1970 and the periods of 2000, minus those also other objects can be displayed like the pottery items, bamboo objects, hunting gadgets, traditional music instruments and among others as these gives you the proper memories during your safari at the site.
