Turkana Basin Institute Field Station Complete
Construction of the Turkana Basin Institute field station at Ileret has recently been completed. Read more
Fifth Stony Brook Human Evolution Workshop
The Fifth Stony Brook Human Evolution Workshop - Illeret, Kenya, August 17–24, 2008 Read more
Inside TBI:
Reconnaissance of Late Cretaceous sediments in the Turkana Basin![]() There is currently a 40 million-year-long gap in Africa’s vertebrate fossil record, between about 96 and 56 million years ago – an interval during which Africa became isolated from other... READMORE |
Later Prehistory Reconnaissance of West Turkana![]() In July 2007 a team from Stony Brook University conducted a reconnaissance in West Turkana of sites in the Galana Boi Formation dating to, 9000-4000 years ago. During this period... READMORE |
New Fossils from Lake Turkana Inspire a Revised View of the Evolution of Genus Homo![]() Two exciting new hominin fossils discovered at Ileret, a remote region east of Lake Turkana, have shed new light on the origins of the human genus Homo. The fossils were... READMORE |
"Diversity in Australopithecus": The 4th Annual Stony Brook Human Evolution Symposium![]() Convened by Richard Leakey and organized by the Turkana Basin Institute, the 4th Annual Stony Brook Human Evolution Symposium was held on September 25th before a sold out audience in... READMORE |
TBI Ileret Field Station Fully Operational![]() View Facility in Google Earth The Turkana Basin Institute field station at Ileret which began in March 2007 about 5 km from the Ileret Center is now fully operational.... READMORE |
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