Do like a chimp do – the archaeology module gets off to a cracking start
We are now down to the last two modules of this Spring's field school. It's been a wonderful journey so far; and the students [...]
The Taphonomy Experiment
Last Spring semester Dr. Fortelius, Dr. Meave Leakey and the TBI students initiated a simple taphonomy experiment. They started off with the exciting task [...]
Elephants, baboons, camels and dik-diks – Exploring the bone lab
Earlier last week Dr. Fortelius took the students down to the basement to look at the many specimens that have been collected over the [...]
Toilet Paper Timeline
Yesterday, the students learned about the history of life on Earth from the formation of the first micro organisms in the oceans, to the [...]
Turkana-lympics!
As the Winter Olympics get well under-way in Russia, the TBI students have also embraced the sporting spirit and have organized their very own [...]
Vertebrate Paleontology Field Trip
The Spring 2014 Field School Vertebrate Paleontology module began this week with Prof. Mikael Fortelius who travelled to Turkana from Finland. Students are being [...]
Camping Trip to Lothagam – Day 2
The next morning the students woke up at dawn, and after a simple breakfast, they set out for a long hike along the Nawata [...]
Camping trip to Lothagam – Day 1
On Thursday, Dr. Feibel and guest professor Dr. Bob Raynolds, took the students on a geology camping trip to Lothagam, situated a few kilometres [...]
Football Match at Nakwaperit Primary School!
On Sunday after breakfast, the Field School students climbed into the lorry for a 20 minute ride. Their destination: The Nakwaperit Primary School where [...]
Geology in our “Back Garden” and the Orienteering Contest
It's Thrusday of the first week of the Geology module. So far, the students have learnt about the Geological History of the Turkana Basin, [...]
Turkana moths make a DNA debut!
The Turkana ecosystem is home to a wide range of species, including many different kinds of insects. One of the challenges of understanding biodiversity [...]
Sunday Trip to Central Island
To mark the end of the week and the beginning of the Geology module Dr. Martins, joined by geology professor Dr. Craig Feibel, took [...]
Presentations and the end of the Ecology Module
After a fun but intense week, the Ecology module draws to an end with the student project presentations. In this session the students were honoured [...]
Science in the making: The students get their projects underway
For the past week the students have been working extremely hard collecting data for their research projects. Angela, Carolina, Janina, Kailie, Lauren, Robyn and [...]
Weekend boat trip to the Kerio Delta and hiking in the Napedet Hills
Over the weekend the students got the opportunity to explore further afield with two trips South of TBI. On Saturday morning, after an hour's [...]
A walk to the Tamarind Trees
We're now reaching the end of the first week of the field school and the students have been having a great time! They have [...]
Collecting mosquito larvae by the Turkwel
After a lecture on malaria, mosquitoes, and other common diseases and their carriers, the students headed down to the river for a practical on [...]
The Ecology module begins
On Monday the Field School kicked-off with an introductory lecture on ecology and evolution given by Dr. Dino Martins. For the next two weeks [...]
Spring 2014 Field School Begins!
The Spring 2014 Turkana Basin Institute Field School has begun! TBI Spring 2014 Field School Students! We started our journey of discovery [...]
Stone Knapping and Goat Butchering
One of the major focuses of the Archaeology module in the Turkana Basin is the use of stone tools in pre-historical times. Oldowan and [...]