Sirikwa holes are saucer-shaped hollows found on hillsides in the western highlands of Kenya[1] and in the elevated stretch of the central Rift Valley around Nakuru.[2] These hollows, each having a diameter of 10–20 metres and an average depth of 2.4 metres, occur in groups, sometimes numbering fewer than ten and at times more than a hundred. Archaeologists believe that construction of these features may have begun in the Iron Age.[3][4]
^Chapman, Susannah (1966-01-01). "A Sirikwa Hole on Mount Elgon". Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 1 (1): 139–148. doi:10.1080/00672706609511346. ISSN 0067-270X.
^Sutton, J. E. G. (1987-01-01). "Hyrax Hill and the Sirikwa". Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 22 (1): 1–36. doi:10.1080/00672708709511378. ISSN 0067-270X.
^Sutton, J. E. G. (1965). "101. Sirikwa Holes, Stone Houses and Their Makers in the Western Highlands of Kenya". Man. 65: 113–115. doi:10.2307/2797448. ISSN 0025-1496. JSTOR 2797448.
^Sutton, John (1994-01-01). "The Sirikwa and the Okiek in the history of the Kenya highlands". Kenya Past and Present. 26 (1): 35–40. ISSN 0257-8301.
Sirikwaholes are saucer-shaped hollows found on hillsides in the western highlands of Kenya and in the elevated stretch of the central Rift Valley around...
known from their characteristic settlement sites, commonly known as 'Sirikwaholes or hollows'. These comprise a shallow depression, sometimes reinforced...
was difficult at the time. Leakey mistakenly described the Iron Age "SirikwaHoles" as a pre-Iron Age village with "pit-dwellings." Excavations at the...
pororosiek were Kakipoch in Aldai and Tuken in Soiin. It is notable that Sirikwaholes (known to the Nandi as mukowanisiek) were almost non-existent in the...
pororiosiek were Kakipoch in Aldai and Tuken in Soiin. It is notable that Sirikwaholes (known to the Nandi as mukowanisiek) were almost non-existent in the...
building of fortified cattle settlement in what is otherwise termed Sirikwaholes. On the other hand, the Datoga Kalenjin are known to have had a mutual...
pororosiek were Kakipoch in Aldai and Tuken in Soiin. It is notable that Sirikwaholes (known to the Nandi as mukowanisiek) were almost non-existent in the...
landscape feature commonly known as Sirikwaholes that are found in Meru County, where they are known as "Agumba holes", to this community. According to...
Sebei referred to the Mt Elgon Oropom as Sirikwa. The Sirikwa population at Mt Elgon, as evidenced by Sirkwa holes, was fairly dense and it is likely that...
through the town. Eldoret and the plateau around it had been occupied by the Sirikwa for several centuries prior to the era of Maasai ascendancy. Innovation...
Sebei referred to the Mt Elgon Oropom as Sirikwa. The Sirikwa population at Mt Elgon, as evidenced by Sirkwa holes, was fairly dense and it is likely that...
economy was the hunter client relationship that was adopted during the Sirikwa era. Within this arrangement, the Okiek would provide produce of the forest...
out the attackers from the cinema complex. Vehicles riddled with bullet holes were left abandoned in front of the mall. Kimaiyo said: "Our officers are...
commands. Prisoners were questioned with the help of "slicing off ears, boring holes in eardrums, flogging until death, pouring paraffin over suspects who were...
been found. Occasionally small bowls with out-turned rims, handles with holes or horizontal lugs have been discovered as well. Domestic cattle and small...
Culture Cushitic expansion Eburran industry Hyrax Hill African Iron Age Sirikwa culture Bantu expansion Nilotic expansion Urewe culture Thimlich Ohinga...
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