When Was Turkana Boy Found?

In 1984, the Leakey team found an almost-complete fossilized skeleton that was dated to about 1.5 million years ago. This was a Homo erectus and is famously known as "Turkana Boy."

When was the Turkana Boy discovered?

In 1984, the Leakey team found an almost-complete fossilized skeleton that was dated to about 1.5 million years ago. This was a Homo erectus and is famously known as "Turkana Boy."

Who found the Turkana Boy?

Who is Turkana Boy? He is the Homo erectus whose (almost) complete skeleton was found by Richard Leakey's team near Lake Turkana in the mid-1980s.

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