“It was the color, the texture, the shape that stood out in the landscape and when I examined it for a closer look someone in the distance started shouting: Hominid! Hominid!” ~ Anjali Biju, Graphic Design MFA student at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and EcoDepot intern. [...]
My name is Chloe Woodley and my experience and time at the Turkana Basin Institute has been nothing short of amazing and inspiring! As a young professional it is challenging navigating work and career possibilities, as you are still collecting experience whilst others have already specialized and are fully confident in their areas. That [...]
Amongst the huge sedimentary rocks that stand tall in Turkana Basin’s landscape, the Harvard Summer Program students spent their time at Lothagam, a site with a lot to offer for archaeological and paleontological studies, as well as geological studies, which is what the students were here for. The sedimentary rocks span across the landscape, [...]
The Harvard Summer Program of 2025 was in full swing as students were learning about the different components of the East African Rift System. A very important part of this system is Lake Turkana itself. A day was spent next to the lake and even in the river, amongst Doum Palm trees that decorate [...]
In a classroom at Kerio primary school, Sharon Odero a school teacher marks attendance. Again, some names are missing. Those of girls. “Most of them stay home for a week every month,” she says. “The syllabus goes on, and they’re left behind.” The reason is simple. No access to menstrual products. [...]
When Katie Swartvagher graduated early this in May 2025, with a BA in Anthropology from Stony Brook University, she carried more than a degree. She carried the imprint of a landscape thousands of miles away, Turkana, Kenya and a field school experience that transformed her understanding of science, community, and herself. [...]
Welcome to the Buluk Blog of the TBI Origins Field School: Spring 2025. I’m your author, Katie, a senior at Stony Brook University majoring in Anthropology. In this blog, I am going to take you through our field trip to Buluk, a fossil locality approximately 4 hours east of the TBI [...]
Dear Friends and Supporters, Many greetings and it is my great pleasure to share our 2024 Annual Report with you. 2024 has continued our trajectory of growth and discovery at the Turkana Basin Institute (TBI). Our research continues to thrive with scientists from around the world and East Africa undertaking research and expeditions, alongside new and returning field [...]