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06.30.21 Support Us, Lunch Break Science Join The Leakey Foundation for three exciting virtual events this July!
October 8, 2018 - October 20, 2018
$7,499
Join The Leakey Foundation on a journey like none other. This exciting and educational trip will combine behind-the-scenes exploration of China’s early human history with luxury experiences in the exciting modern cities of Beijing and Shanghai.
October 8-20, 2018 – Main Tour
October 20-23, 2018 – Extension
This once-in-a-lifetime adventure will take you from the bustling city of Beijing to the Nihewan Basin where some of the earliest stone tools and fossils of East Asia were discovered. You will visit the one-million-year-old archaeological site of Dongutou and receive special access to a new multi-acre facility for paleoanthropology research.
You will visit several UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, the Terracotta Warriors, and Zhoukoudian, the site where the Peking Man lived between 200,000 and 500,00 years ago. You will see some of the original sites where the Peking Man fossils were discovered.
Have questions? Email Sharal Camisa, Executive Director.
Cost Per Person
The cost of the tour includes a $1,125 tax-deductible donation to The Leakey Foundation. Your donation will be doubled by a generous donor.
Cost Includes
Dr. Kuhn is Professor in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. He is also a member of The Leakey Foundation's Scientific Executive Committee. He is currently involved in collaborative archaeological fieldwork and laboratory projects investigating Paleolithic sites and assemblages in China, Serbia and Morocco, as well as the Levant. His research interests center on the evolution of human technological and social behavior. Dr. Kuhn is also director of the Center for Mediterranean Archaeology and the Environment (CMATE)