Peninj

Peninj Site

Peninj Mandible that was discovered at Peninj Site
Site location in Tanzania
Location	Ngorongoro District, Arusha Region,   Tanzania
Region	Eastern Africa
Coordinates	2°19′59.99″S35°58′0″E / 2.3333306°S 35.96667°E / -2.3333306; 35.96667
Type	Settlement
Site notes
Excavation dates	1964
Archaeologists	Kamoya Kimeu, Glynn Isaac & Richard Leakey
Condition	Excavated
Ownership	Tanzanian Government
Management	Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1]
Public access	Yes
National Historic Sites of Tanzania
Official name	Peninj Site
Type	Cultural

Peninj is a pre-historic site located in Pinyinyi ward of Ngorongoro District in Arusha Region, Tanzania. This the site where the Peninj Mandible was discovered in 1964. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

References

1. "Antiquities Division" . Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
2. "Peninj mandible fossil". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
3. Journal of Eastern African Research and Development. East African Literature Bureau. 1974. p. 129. The mandible was discovered by Kamoya Kimeu in 1964, during an expedition conducted by Richard Leakey and Glynn Isaac.
4. Leakey, L. S. B.; Leakey, M. D. (April 1964). "Recent Discoveries of Fossil Hominids in Tanganyika : At Olduvai and Near Lake Natron" . Nature. 202 (4927): 5–7. Bibcode:1964Natur.202....5L. doi:10.1038/202005a0. ISSN   0028-0836. PMID   14166721. S2CID   4162123.