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Arbolo discovers a hominid tooth

Posted by Lawrence Nzuve on July 26th, 2011. Category: Hominid Hunters

Veteran fossil hunter Arbolo Aike became the latest hominid hunter to discover a Hominidae tooth. ...

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A visit from the jackals

Posted by Lawrence Nzuve on July 26th, 2011. Category: Hominid Hunters

Jackals aren't exactly the most courageous of the animals of the wild and in particular, I have always thought, perhaps to my detriment that they have a huge respect for humans, including the hominid gang ...

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Nyete discovers Hominidae

Posted by Lawrence Nzuve on July 17th, 2011. Category: Hominid Hunters

The first few days have been very busy for the crew; setting up a mobile camp to the south of the base camp. The crew has also been working hard bringing in lots of specimens of every kind but as usual ...

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Start of 2011 summer season

Posted by Lawrence Nzuve on July 17th, 2011. Category: Hominid Hunters

Summer season is here and the crew who are quite mobile this year are already out and surveying. The crew has been joined by Shadrack who took a year's off to complete his high school after dropping off ...

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Fossil specimen discovery

Posted by Scott Bjelland on January 13th, 2011. Category: Hominid Hunters

Discovering a fossil specimen is the crowning moment for any fossil hunter. This work requires both mental and physical input in order for the fossil specimens that adorn our museums ...

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Featuring Sale

Posted by Scott Bjelland on January 6th, 2011. Category: Hominid Hunters

Hillary Sale at a glance will pass off as a calm man; one who has little to tell but there is no doubt that behind this facade is a man who has seen much more Hillary ...

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A day out with the crew

Posted by Scott Bjelland on November 17th, 2010. Category: Hominid Hunters

The hominid crew outing on a typical day is usually a well planned undertaking that usually has to be discussed the night before. Few will actually notice that the group of fossil hunters ...

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Fossils preparation progress

Posted by Scott Bjelland on November 8th, 2010. Category: Hominid Hunters

Fossil preparation is currently going on smoothly at the laboratory at Ileret. Many fossils that had been collected in the laboratory from the last season need preparation and accessioning ...

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unmasking the faces behind the fossils

Posted by Scott Bjelland on October 27th, 2010. Category: Hominid Hunters

The Turkana Basin has over the years produced many spectacular fossil finds, hominids being the most visible of them all. Behind this success story, has been the hominid gang; an exclusive ...

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fossil hunters get down to anatomy class

Posted by Scott Bjelland on August 30th, 2010. Category: Hominid Hunters

Fossil hunters took a break today to attend an anatomy class that was no doubt done in style. Fossil hunters took a break today to attend an anatomy class that was ...

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