The Ancient Cushitic Calendar: Deciphering the Namoratunga II Stone Configurations

The Namoratunga II archaeological site, radiocarbon dated to 2398 ± 44 BCE, is located on the western shore of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Discovered in 1978, it has been posited to function as an ancient astronomical observatory used by eastern Cushitic populations to track celestial movements for calendrical purposes.

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Open Access Journal of Archaeology & Anthropology
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2025-08-18
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https://doi.org/10.33552/oajaa.2025.06.000631
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Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
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The Ancient Cushitic Calendar: Deciphering the Namoratunga II Stone Configurations

Asfaw Beyene
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Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
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The Ancient Cushitic Calendar: Deciphering the Namoratunga II Stone Configurations

Asfaw Beyene
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Abstract

The Namoratunga II archaeological site, radiocarbon dated to 2398 ± 44 BCE, is located on the western shore of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Discovered in 1978, it has been posited to function as an ancient astronomical observatory used by eastern Cushitic populations to track celestial movements for calendrical purposes.

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