A trip to Koobi Fora
On Wednesday morning, we packed and left for Koobi Fora for an overnight camping trip. Koobi Fora sits on the eastern shores of Lake [...]
Mapping and Stratigraphic sections
We’re in our last week of the Geology course. Students have been busy sharpening their mapping skills while working on various exercises. On Monday [...]
Understanding the Geology of the Turkana Basin
Turkana Basin geology has been well studied and documented. Understanding the sedimentation processes and geochronology of the region is crucial in reconstructing paleoenvironments and [...]
Ecology and climate change
Our last week at Mpala was an eventful one. Students learned about the various effects of human-wildlife interaction, pastoralism, and the effects of [...]
The Great Grevy’s Rally
The impact of climate change has been detrimental to the world's biodiversity. Many animals are endangered or facing extinction. In the East Africa Savannah, [...]
Studying Vegetation ecology at Mpala
The first week of the semester kicked off with the ecology module at Mpala Research Center (MRC). The biomes at the center are [...]
2020 Origins Field School begins
Happy new year! I hope you all had peaceful holidays. The Spring 2020 field school is off to a great start. The students arrived [...]
Congratulations to the Fall Field School Graduates!
Students have been busy in their last week of the Archaeology module that marked the end of the fall semester. They have learned a [...]
TBI Field School Weekends
Our field school weekends are often filled with fun activities. Students have had the opportunity to explore different places in Turkana county such as [...]
A trip to Nariokotome
Hominin's earliest technologies and development are represented in the archaeological record through assemblages of artifacts and other material remains. The oldest of the East [...]
Experiments in stone tool making
We are in our last module of the field school, Archaeology of Turkana Basin, which is taught by Dr. Sonia Harmand, an expert in [...]
Studying Human Origins with the Origins Field School
What makes us distinct as humans? Perhaps even the idea of questioning is unique to humans. Paleoanthropologists have been trying to reconstruct our evolutionary [...]
Exploring Napudet Hills
A midweek road trip to Napudet for camping got students excited as they were ready to explore the rich deposits. Napudet hills lie on [...]
Hello Turkwel!
On Saturday, we flew from Ileret to TBI-Turkwel campus on the west side of the lake. After settling down, we were treated to a [...]
Hunting for fossils at Buluk
The calm weather at the start of the week was perfect for our well-planned trip to Buluk. We set off early enough to get [...]
Life forms through time
Our ongoing module is Vertebrate Paleontology which is instructed by Prof. Ellen Miller. Students have been learning about the evolution of various forms of [...]
Camping at Koobi Fora
On our way to Koobi Fora, we made a pit stop at the fossil elephant site which houses the skeleton of an extinct Elephas [...]
Main Fish Beds Projects
We are in the last week of the Geology Module. Students have been busy in the field finalizing their projects on the Main Fish [...]
Doing a geological walk!
The Geology module started on Monday with a quick introductory lesson on safety to prepare students for the field excursions. Our instructor, Dr. Greg [...]
Finishing up the Ecology module at Mpala
Welcome back! Our last week at Mpala was exciting and educational. The lessons on ecology and epidemiology with a focus on the mosquito vector [...]