Reading the Rocks in the Cradle of Humanity
Our Geology module with Dr. Craig Feibel and Dr. Robert Raynolds continues at the TBI campus! Dr. Feibel started off the week with an [...]
A Journey through Time in Sediments
Photo: Deming Yang The ecology module has ended. The next module, Geology, has started. Dr Craig Feibel and Dr. Bob Raynolds are [...]
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 [...]