Discovering humanity’s story through education
The Prehistory Club of Kenya was founded in the year 2000 by Dr. Fredrick Kyalo Manthi, a Kenyan prehistory enthusiast and a senior research scientist in the palaeontology section, Department of Earth Sciences, National Museums of Kenya (NMK). The club operates under the auspices of the NMK's Earth Science Department.
The Prehistory Club provides a forum through which prehistory research and findings are disseminated to the general public. The club encourages youth to venture into prehistory related disciplines, and other life sciences. With the Kenyan youth in mind, the club's main targets are the scholars learning institutions such as secondary schools, colleges and universities. However, we do not ignore the important role that people outside learning institutions may play in the dissemination of information relating to prehistory, and that is why membership from this integral part of our society is also sought.
The National Museums of Kenya is internationally recognized for its prehistoric research. Unfortunately, very few Kenyans know either the potential in terms of prehistory that the country possesses or the importance of prehistory both as part of our national heritage and for its scientific potential.
The sustainable future of prehistory in Kenya will depend on the involvement and interest of Kenyans themselves, and this calls for a concerted effort to popularize prehistory among the general public. It is with this in mind that the idea to form the Prehistory Club of Kenya was conceived.
Members receive rare training by experienced fossil hunters on fossil prospecting, identification, collecting and excavation techniques.
Trips to national parks offer practical understanding of past environmental settings and the dynamics between animals, plants and their environments.
See, learn and appreciate geological phenomena such as folding, faulting and volcanic eruptions that preserved our prehistory, and the formation of the East African Rift Valley.
Reduced rates (by 50%) when visiting Kenyan museums, sites and monuments; outreaches and organised talks; briefcases of fossil casts and artefacts to schools.
For more information on the world’s prehistory, register as a member and you will find answers to questions such as:
Few Kenyans know what fossils are!
Kenya is known worldwide for its outstanding prehistoric remains.
Africa is considered the ‘cradle of humankind’.
Kenya has one of the largest human fossil collections in the world.
To promote the knowledge about Africa as cradle of humankind through public awareness and education.
To popularize prehistory among the general public.
To promote prehistoric awareness and educate the public on the importance of paleo sciences and the social value of our shared origins.
To encourage the public and particularly the youth to venture into paleo sciences (Archaeology, Palaeontology, etc.).
To update the public and the general populace on the latest discoveries.
The Prehistory Club of Kenya is guided by a dedicated team of educators, researchers and heritage professionals.
Leadership profiles will appear here once added from the Admin panel.
Let’s get together to protect our prehistoric material today, for a better understanding of tomorrow as well as for our future generation.
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