Adjusting to the Heat
Since their arrival at TBI-Ileret, students have continued to expand their understanding of ecological research methods. Here, they have also been introduced to new [...]
The Ecology Course Begins at the Mpala Research Center!
The field school students have had a very busy week at the Mpala Research Center. The center is a hub for scientific research on [...]
Origins Field School Spring 2018 begins!
Welcome to the Origins Field School blog Spring 2018! My name is Deming Yang, Resident Academic Director for the field school. I will be [...]
“Alesi”: Discovery & Analysis
The discovery in Kenya of a remarkably complete fossil ape skull reveals what the common ancestor of all living apes and humans may [...]
Ancient Glycans May Help Trace Human Evolution
Ancient DNA recovered from fossils is a valuable tool to study evolution and anthropology. Yet fossil DNA has not been found yet in any [...]
13 million-year-old infant ape skull discovered in the Turkana Basin
The discovery in Kenya of a remarkably complete fossil ape skull reveals what the common ancestor of all living apes and humans may have [...]
Ileret campus from the air
Aerial image of TBI's Ileret facility. Image credit: Tanya Carr-Hartley.
Final week: archaeology, stone knapping, and graduation!
The students, staff, and Tom! During the final few days of the TBI Origins Summer Field School, Dr. Sonia Harmand joined our [...]
More research at TBI Turkwel
Students have been working on their research projects at the TBI Turkwel campus under supervision of Dr. Jason Lewis. One group of students has [...]
Napudet hills and student research projects!
Ryan and Morgan at the Napudet Hills (photo credit: Dorien de Vries). Dr. Craig Feibel talks about the geological setting of [...]
Post-excavation lab work at TBI Turkwel
As a reward for their hard work in the field, the group spent last Sunday in the nearby town of Lodwar. Lodwar is the [...]
Digging on a real excavation!
(Left to right) Dr. Sawchuk, TA Evelyn, Karolina, Adrianne, and Cecilia working hard on the bioarchaeology unit We’ve returned from the field! [...]
Congratulations Global Innovation Field School!
In their final week, the students visit a new area near Sericho, a small fishing town a mile away from the Ethiopian border. Here [...]
Planting Seeds for a Ripe Future
This week the Global Innovation team discussed their ideas for long-term projects. The five short term projects had covered major aspects of the [...]
A Journey into Evolution, Solar Energy, & Paleontology
One of the great prospects that Kenya has is its abundance of open flat land and solar power. Because of this, photovoltaic, or solar [...]
Stones, sediments, and artifacts – archaeology has begun!
(Counterclockwise from bottom left) Petra, Sheng, Karolina, Nathan, Kelly, Ian, and TA Evelyn watch as Dr. Lisa Hildebrand discusses how to recognize stone [...]
The Road to Completion
Classroom Relocation Project Building a classroom is no small task, but the Global Innovation team is up to it! Last week, after consulting with [...]
TBI assists local communities in the wake of disastrous floods
On Tuesday May 30th, a vast storm hit the Ileret area and brought an immense amount of rain. Within a short period of 9 [...]
TBI makes a splash! Visiting Lake Turkana.
It can get pretty hot here in Turkana, so this weekend the students made two separate trips to the massive East African rift lake [...]