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Ileret student discovers fossil

Posted by Scott Bjelland on August 20th, 2010. Category: Hominid Hunters

Ileret Primary School student Erek was one lucky girl to have worked and mingled with the hominid gang although for a short time when her discovered specimen ended up in the documented ...

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A rare visit from the wild

Posted by Scott Bjelland on August 19th, 2010. Category: Hominid Hunters

The fly camp that the hominid gang has been occupying has been receiving rare visitors. The fly camp that the hominid gang has been occupying has been receiving rare ...

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Revisiting area 105

Posted by Scott Bjelland on August 1st, 2010. Category: Hominid Hunters

As technology here gets an injection of sophistication, we have been using a kite to take some pictures of the excavation. You can also view this post in Google Earth/Maps. ...

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Fossil Hunter Hillary Sale in Nairobi for training

Posted by Scott Bjelland on April 3rd, 2010. Category: Hominid Hunters

Turkana Basin Institute field assistant Hillary sale is at the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi for training on the sieving and preparation of micro-mammals. You can ...

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