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2.4 Million Year Old Stone Tools Found in North Africa
Journal Article When did early humans first arrive in the Mediterranean? New archaeological evidence published in the journal Science and funded in part by The Leakey Foundation indicates their presence in North Africa at least 2.4 million years ago.
Grantee Spotlight: Elizabeth Mallott
Grantee Spotlight Leakey Foundation grantee Elizabeth Mallott is studying how eating meat has shaped the primate gut microbiome.
What Teeth Can Tell Us About Ancient Humans and Neanderthals
Journal Article Teeth are a really useful indicator of past environments. This is possible because teeth have biological rhythms and key events get locked inside them. These faithful internal clocks run night and day, year after year, and include daily growth lines and a marked line formed at birth.
Quadruple Donation Match Until December 31
The Leakey Foundation Four generous sponsors are matching all donations, up to a total of $10,000, until midnight on December 31. All donations will be matched 4:1 so your impact on human origins research and outreach will be quadrupled!
Baboons and the Link Between Social Status and Health
Journal Article A growing body of evidence shows that those at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder are more likely to die prematurely than those at the top. The pattern isn't unique to humans – across many social animals, the lower an individual's social status, the worse its health.
Origin Stories: Dian Fossey
Origin Stories, From the Archive, 50th Anniversary In this never-before-released archival lecture from 1973, the legendary primatologist Dian Fossey tells the story of the early years of her groundbreaking mountain gorilla research.
New Dates for Ancient Stone Tools in China
Journal Article You probably think of new technologies as electronics you can carry in a pocket or wear on a wrist. But some of the most profound technological innovations in human evolution have been made out of stone. For most of the time that humans have been on Earth, we’ve chipped stone into useful shapes to make tools for all kinds of work.
Origin Stories: Carl Sagan
Origin Stories Carl Sagan explores the evolution of human intelligence from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, through today in this never-before-released archival lecture.
From the Field: Rachel Bynoe, Happisburgh
From the Field Leakey Foundation grantee Rachel Bynoe is a paleolithic archaeologist researching the underwater archaeology of the North Sea in Happisburgh where recent discoveries have radically changed our understanding of the timing and nature of early hominin occupation in Britain.
San Francisco Lecture Explores New Discoveries about Chimpanzees
Speaker Series From culture to warfare, from our diet to our politics, the study of wild chimpanzees continues to change the way we understand both human nature and the apes themselves.
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