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06.01.16Introducing the 2016 Baldwin Fellows
Grants, The Leakey Foundation, Baldwin Fellows This spring 2016 cycle we have three returning and two new Baldwin Fellows.
05.25.16Upper Paleolithic Dietary Strategies
Journal Article The Neanderthal lineage survived for hundreds of thousands of years despite the severe temperature fluctuations of the Ice Age. The reasons
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05.24.16From the Field: Timothy Campbell
From the Field Timothy Campbell was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant during our fall 2015 cycle for his project entitled, "Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of Sterkfontein and Swartkrans using rodent postcrania."
04.28.16Rough Childhoods Have Ripple Effects for Wild Baboons
Journal Article A new study supported by The Leakey Foundation finds that wild baboons that experience multiple misfortunes during the first years of life grow up to live much shorter adult lives.
04.27.16Our Auction is Live, and Here’s a 3D Model of One of the Items!
The Leakey Foundation Last month we featured a blog post by Leakey Foundation grantee Samantha Porter. She and her team had recently published an article entitled “A Simple Photogrammetry Rig for the Reliable Creation of 3D Artifact Models in the Field” in the journal Advances in Archaeological Practice. She was nice enough introduce the article to our readers, describing the technique and the importance of “developing… more »
04.15.16Human Evolution and Earth’s Tipping Point
Being Human Join The Leakey Foundation and Elizabeth Hadly on April 19th and celebrate Earth Day.
04.13.16Our Grants Department is in Atlanta for PAS/AAPA!
Grants, The Leakey Foundation This week Paddy Moore and H. Gregory of The Leakey Foundation's grants department are in Atlanta for the annual Paleoanthropology Society and the American Association of Physical Anthropologists conferences being held in the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
04.01.16World Heritage Gone: South African Diamond Mining Destroys Archaeological Sites Daily
Guest Post George M. Leader of the University of Pennsylvania describes the importance of long term archaeological research at South Africa’s Cantee Kopje, one of many world heritage sites threatened by diamond mining. Archaeologists working in South Africa are fighting a war on multiple fronts. While the whole world continues its love affair with its favorite stone, the diamond, archaeologists are fighting… more »
03.24.16A Review: The Primates Who Tell Stories
Guest Post, Being Human This week guest blogger Rebecca O'Neill shares her impressions of our March 15th installment of Being Human: The Primates Who Tell Stories featuring Tania Lombrozo.
03.22.16Grantee Spotlight: Genevieve Housman
Grantee Spotlight Genevieve Housman is a PhD candidate from Arizona State University. She was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant during our fall 2015 cycle for her project entitled “Assessment of DNA methylation patterns in primate skeletal tissues.” My research centers on understanding how epigenetic changes contribute to physical differences in primates. Within primate epigenetics, I am particularly… more »
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