At least 182 burial sites were found at Gobero. Of these, 67 have been excavated, and some were found to have pottery and other artifacts located around them. Earlier burials, usually those associated with the early occupation, have bones that are very dark in color which was most likely caused by their submersion when the lake levels rose.[1] The early burials had tight constriction of the legs, which were usually pulled towards the torso, and arms.[7] This suggests that their bodies might have been wrapped or bound with animal skin, ligament or basketry binding.[1]
According to Sereno (2008), the later burials are "most commonly in semi-flexed postures on either left or right sides."[1] Some of the remains uncovered at the area were decorated with jewelry, including a young girl wearing a bracelet made from the tusk of a hippo, and a man buried with the carapace of a turtle.[1] A likely family grave was also found, with a woman and two children buried on their sides, facing each other and with hands entwined.[1] They were buried with four hollow based points, and there was pollen evidence found at the probable family burial, suggesting that flowers decorated the grave.[1]