What did they eat?
Before examining fossilized bones and ancient life, it is important to look at the anatomy of modern mammals. Our next activity looked at skulls, [...]
What a crock!
The Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleoecology Module began last week under the instruction of paleontologist Dr. Mikael Fortelius from the University of Helsinki. After an introductory lecture on [...]
A day off
Here are a few images from our day off at the end of the Ecology module. More pictures will be added to this post. Anna looks [...]
Shoo Fly, Don’t bother me!
This past Saturday, TBI Field School students ended their Ecology module and finished their major project on disease vectors. Their professor, Dr. Dino Martins, had [...]
The Lake and a Volcanic Island
On Sunday, the TBI Field School students spent a hot day out on Lake Turkana with a boat ride to Central Island. Our [...]
Boat Ride Through the Kerio Delta
Map: The Kerio delta is a one hour drive from the TBI Turkwel facility. We visited the Kerio Delta a few days ago to get [...]
Introduction from Incoming Origins Field School Director Dr. Jason E. Lewis
Hello! I'm Dr. Jason E. Lewis, incoming Director of the TBI Origins Field School and a Research Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University. I [...]
Goats, Grazing and Seed-pods: learning in Turkana
The Spring 2015 Origins Field School students are now settled in at the Turkana Basin Institute and have been busy with the Ecology Module [...]
Learning about the African Savannah
The Spring 2015 TBI Origins Field School students have been on four-day trip to Mpala Ranch located on the Laikipia plateau north of Mt [...]
Spring 2015 Origins Field School Begins!
The Spring 2015 Turkana Basin Institute Origins Field School has begun! Students arrived in Kenya and travelled to Mpala Ranch where we are staying [...]
Fall 2014 Field School Ends: Graduation Ceremony
The Turkana Basin Institute Fall 2014 Field School ended last Sunday. As part of this we held a graduation ceremony where students were presented [...]
Knapping!
We are almost at the end of the archaeology module, and thus at the end of the Fall 2014 Field School. Ten weeks have [...]
Final Field Day in Napaget
Today, students headed out for their last day in the field before the Field School ends on Sunday. It's hard to believe that we [...]
Some Friendly Competition
Yesterday, students participated in an illustration competition. After learning about the Acheulean stone tool industry in lecture, Dr. Harmand showed the students several Acheulean [...]
Stone Tools in the Lab and the Field
The Field School is in its final two weeks, and that means we are in the final module, Archaeology, taught by Dr. Sonia Harmand. [...]
Excavating an Elephant
Yesterday, the Field School students got to take part in an excavation, giving them the opportunity to hone recently acquired skills and learn new [...]
Screening and Fossil Hunting in South Turkwel
Hi, we’re Katie and Letty and we’re students from UCL. On Thursday, we went on a trip to South Turkwel and some deposits nearer [...]
An Afternoon in Eliye Springs
Hi, I’m Melina, a sophomore from Stony Brook University. I’m interested mainly in archaeology and came to TBI for the amazing experience. Two Sundays [...]
Vertebrate Paleontology Begins!
Yesterday marked the beginning of the third Field School module, Vertebrate Paleontology, taught by Dr. Doug Boyer of Duke University. Students have already learned [...]
Trip to Lothagam
Hi, we’re Eloise and Stacey, third year Archaeology and Anthropology students from University College London. We are interested in hominin evolution and behaviour, as [...]