Hyrax Hill is a prehistoric site near Nakuru in the Rift Valley province of Kenya.

It is a rocky spur roughly half a kilometer in length, with an elevation of 1,900 meters above sea level at its summit.

Louis Leakey discovered the remains of prehistoric settlements at Hyrax Hill while excavating the nearby Nakuru Burial in 1926.

[6] Lake levels began to drop starting 3500 years ago, and the area became a more open savanna grassland.

Although the early occupation of the site 5000 years ago is frequently referred to as the "Neolithic" (a trend started by Louis and Mary Leakey during the first excavations in the area), evidence has yet to be found for the cultivation of crops or raising of animals at the early occupation of Site I at Hyrax Hill.

[8] The Iron Age portion of the site dates to around 200 years ago, and consists of several stone enclosures and a large midden.

[9] The Neolithic cemetery consisted of several low burial mounds formed out of large blocks of stone.

[11] The bowls from Hyrax Hill are round or oblong, particularly shallow, and made from an easily accessed local variety of stone.

[13] In Kenya, the broader term "Pastoral Neolithic" refers to sites archaeological containing a Later Stone Age lithic industry, predominant livestock husbandry, and ceramic vessels.

These are rounded vessels with a highly textured surface of wedge-shaped impressions, which are commonly found at Neolithic sites in eastern Africa.

[16] The remains of cattle, goats, and sheep have been found at Site II, many of which show cut-marks and signs of human use.

Further analysis showed that female cows were only slaughtered until after lactating age, indicating an emphasis on milk production.

Scavenging domesticated dogs possibly account for the carnivore gnaw-marks that have been found on bones at the site.

[20] It consists of tall beakers with simple rims, rounded bottoms, and decoration made from cord impressions.

[26] "Gumban B" was originally identified as a Neolithic culture, but it was often mistakenly used to refer to sites that are now correctly dated to the Iron-Age.