The Mfangano-Rusinga Island Complex
The Mfangano-Rusinga Island Complex is part of the Tentative list of Kenya in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
The Mfangano-Rusinga Island Complex comprises two islands in Lake Victoria. They are inhabited by the Abasuba community, who maintain their sacred sites on Mfangano Island. Ancient rock art is found on the island as well, it is thought to have been created by early forager-hunters, the Twa people. Rusinga is widely known for its extraordinarily rich and important fossil beds of extinct Miocene mammals and hominid ancestors.
Map of The Mfangano-Rusinga Island Complex
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- Full Name
- The Mfangano-Rusinga Island Complex
- Country
- Kenya
- Added
- 2010
- Type
- Cultural
- Categories
- Archaeological site - Rock Art Paleontology - Human evolution
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- By ID
Site History
2010 Added to Tentative List
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The site has 2 locations