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SUMMARY:Origins: Morocco
DESCRIPTION:Origins: Morocco is the 2025 Leakey Foundation Fellows Tour. The journey will take travelers from Casablanca to Marrakech\, traversing Berber villages\, the Atlas mountains\, and archaeological sites. Our tour includes unique access visits to heritage sites\, exchanges with specialists and grantees working on active sites throughout the country\, and talks from experts who will bring to life the anthropological landscape and archaeological research today\, to understand Morocco’s ancient and pre-history. \n\n\n\nThis tour is sold out. \n\n\n\nEarly access to Leakey Foundation Fellows Tours is a benefit for donors who support our mission by giving at the Fellows level or higher. Email Sharal Camisa Smith for more information about becoming a Fellow or to be notified about the 2026 tour. \n\n\n\n\nHighlights include:\n\n\n\n\nVisits to the Hominid Cave at Thomas Quarry and the Grotte des Rhinoceros\n\n\n\nGuided tour of the Roman ruins of Volubilis and the walled city of Meknes\n\n\n\nExplore Fes and its historic university\, meeting with professors and archaeologists\n\n\n\nVisit the Middle and Late Stone Age sites of Taforalt: the Grotte du Chameau and the Grotte des Pigeons with expert guides\n\n\n\nVisit the Middle and Late Stone Age sites of Temara outside of Rabat\n\n\n\nCultural immersion in Marrakech\, including a fabulous private collection visit\n\n\n\nAn excursion into the Atlas Mountains to see cave art and traditional Berber homes
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/origins-morocco/
CATEGORIES:Travel
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SUMMARY:Meet a Scientist: Uncovering Indonesia's Human Past
DESCRIPTION:Location: Grainger Science Hub\, The Field MuseumChicago\, ILFree with museum admission \n\n\n\nExplore ancient cave art and hominin fossils with Australian archaeologist Adam Brumm\n\n\n\nUncover Indonesia’s deep human past and meet a scientist who has made groundbreaking archaeological discoveries on the islands of Sulawesi and Flores! Explore ancient cave art and mysterious hominin fossils to learn how these finds are reshaping our understanding of human evolution and creativity in Southeast Asia. \n\n\n\nDrop by the Grainger Science Hub to meet Prof. Brumm\, interact with hands-on elements like casts of the famous “Hobbit” (Homo floresiensis) fossils\, and see photos of Indonesian research sites. \n\n\n\nFree with museum admission\, no registration required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdam Brumm is a professor of archaeology at Griffith University in Queensland\, Australia. His contributions to the field span 21 years of research in Indonesia\, including extensive fieldwork on Flores and Sulawesi\, two islands that loom large in our understanding of early humans. In Flores\, his team unearthed fossils of archaic hominins that are the oldest found on the island and seem to represent a form ancestral to the celebrated ‘Hobbit’ (Homo floresiensis). In Sulawesi\, his discoveries\, with numerous colleagues\, of a series of ‘ice age’ cave paintings were deemed to be among the top 10 scientific breakthroughs of the year on two occasions (2014 and 2019) by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Brumm completed his PhD at the Australian National University in 2007 and has since held several postdoctoral research fellowships\, including at the University of Cambridge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nThis lecture is in partnership with the Field Museum and Chicago Council on Science and Technology and is generously sponsored by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\, Camilla and George Smith\, and the Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/meet-a-scientist-uncovering-indonesias-human-past/
LOCATION:Field Museum\, 1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr.\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60605\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:First Stories: The Ice Age Art of Sulawesi
DESCRIPTION:Location: The Field MuseumChicago\, ILTickets: Free | Registration required \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIce Age Art of Sulawesi\n\n\n\nA 44\,000-year-old hunting scene painted on a cave wall in Sulawesi.\n\n\n\nHear about the discovery of the oldest cave art in the world! \n\n\n\nIn the 1950s\, the discovery of prehistoric rock art was reported for the first time on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. These images were found in limestone caves in the karst hills of Maros-Pangkep. At the time\, it was believed this art had been left by early Neolithic farmers\, making them about 4\,000 years old. However\, in 2014\, an Australian-Indonesian team dated the Maros-Pangkep art for the first time using a uranium-series analysis of natural mineral coatings that had formed on some of the images.  \n\n\n\nThe earliest dated image yielded a minimum age of 40\,000 years\, making it compatible with cave art in Spain\, the oldest known art in the world at the time. The Sulawesi art challenged the long-accepted story that the birthplace of human art and culture had been in Europe.  \n\n\n\nThe earliest painting\, with a minimum age of 51\,200 years\, is a scene portraying human-like figures interacting with a pig. It is the oldest cave art attributed to humans and the earliest known examples of visual storytelling in the world\, providing crucial insights into the development of human cognition. \n\n\n\nRegister to attend in person or online\n\n\n\nYou can attend this free event at the Field Museum in Chicago or online. Registration is required. Click here to register for in-person or online attendance. Registered attendees get free admission to the Field Museum! \n\n\n\nParking may be impacted by a nearby event. We encourage taking a taxi or public transportation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the speaker\n\n\n\nAdam Brumm is a professor of archaeology at Griffith University in Queensland\, Australia. His contributions to the field span 21 years of research in Indonesia\, including extensive fieldwork on Flores and Sulawesi\, two islands that loom large in our understanding of early humans. In Flores\, his team unearthed fossils of archaic hominins that are the oldest found on the island and seem to represent a form ancestral to the celebrated ‘Hobbit’ (Homo floresiensis). In Sulawesi\, his discoveries\, with numerous colleagues\, of a series of ‘ice age’ cave paintings were deemed to be among the top 10 scientific breakthroughs of the year on two occasions (2014 and 2019) by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Brumm completed his PhD at the Australian National University in 2007 and has since held several postdoctoral research fellowships\, including at the University of Cambridge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nResources to learn more  \n\n\n\nQuick picks:  \n\n\n\nFound in a cave in Indonesia\, we can now show the world’s oldest figurative art is 51\,200 years old \n\n\n\nGoogle Arts and Culture virtual tour of the Indonesian cave art site \n\n\n\nDig deeper: \n\n\n\nOrigin Stories: The First Story \n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nThis lecture is in partnership with the Field Museum and Chicago Council on Science and Technology and is generously sponsored by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\, Camilla and George Smith\, and the Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/first-stories-the-ice-age-art-of-sulawesi/
LOCATION:Field Museum\, 1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr.\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60605\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Hobbits & Hops: The Origin of Homo floresiensis
DESCRIPTION:Location: Revolution Brewing – Brewery & Taproom3340 North Kedzie Avenue Chicago\, IL 60618Tickets: Free | Registration required \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHobbits & Hops: The Origin of Homo Floresiensis with The Chicago Council on Science and Technology\n\n\n\nJoin the Chicago Council on Science and Technology\, The Leakey Foundation\, and Professor Adam Brumm\, for an evening of socializing and science! \n\n\n\nOur Hobbits & Hops Speakeasy is happening Sunday\, June 1st\, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Revolution Brewing’s Brewery + Taproom on Kedzie. Doors will open at 2:00\, and the talk will kick off at 2:30. \n\n\n\nRegistration is not required but is appreciated. \n\n\n\nThis event is family-friendly and open to all ages. Alcoholic beverage sales are restricted to guests aged 21+. Food and drink will be available for purchase. \n\n\n\nFeaturing a talk by Adam Brumm\, professor of archaeology and founding member of the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution at Griffith University. \n\n\n\nIn October 2004 the discovery of fossils from a new species of extinct human\, Homo floresiensis\, was announced to the world. The fossils were excavated from Liang Bua Cave on the Indonesian island of Flores. They belong to a very diminutive human with a tiny brain. This creature’s unusual traits bedevilled the efforts of scientists to trace its evolutionary origin. One idea was that Homo floresiensis was the dwarfed descendant of larger-bodied Homo erectus from Java. Another theory was that the Flores ‘Hobbit’ was the remnant of a much older line of primitive\, small-bodied hominins\, perhaps close relatives of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis). Testing these theories had not been possible owing to the lack of human fossils at the oldest hominin sites on Flores—these dated to at least 1 million years ago\, but had previously yielded only stone tools.  \n\n\n\nIn recent years\, however\, a handful of extremely old human fossils have been found at Mata Menge\, a site located in tropical grasslands east of Liang Bua. At about 700\,000 years old\, the Mata Menge fossils are ten times older than the Liang Bua ‘hobbit’\, and they belong to even smaller-sized hominins with similarly peculiar traits. In this talk\, Professor Adam Brumm from Griffith University—a leading member of the Mata Menge team—will discuss the discovery of these new human fossils\, the oldest known from Flores\, and consider their implications for our understanding of how Homo floresiensis evolved. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the speaker\n\n\n\nAdam Brumm is a professor of archaeology at Griffith University in Queensland\, Australia. His contributions to the field span 21 years of research in Indonesia\, including extensive fieldwork on Flores and Sulawesi\, two islands that loom large in our understanding of early humans. In Flores\, his team unearthed fossils of archaic hominins that are the oldest found on the island and seem to represent a form ancestral to the celebrated ‘Hobbit’ (Homo floresiensis). In Sulawesi\, his discoveries\, with numerous colleagues\, of a series of ‘ice age’ cave paintings were deemed to be among the top 10 scientific breakthroughs of the year on two occasions (2014 and 2019) by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Brumm completed his PhD at the Australian National University in 2007 and has since held several postdoctoral research fellowships\, including at the University of Cambridge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nThis lecture is in partnership with the Field Museum and Chicago Council on Science and Technology and is generously sponsored by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\, Camilla and George Smith\, and the Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/hobbits-and-hops-the-origin-of-homo-floresiensis/
LOCATION:Revolution Brewing – Brewery & Tap Room\, 3340 North Kedzie Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60618
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Eastern Africa's coastal forests and hominin origins
DESCRIPTION:Location: Online\, no registration requiredCost: Free \n\n\n\nThe coastal forests of eastern Africa constitute a biodiversity hotspot\, and may have played a central role in hominin origins. But the evolutionary history of this biogeographic realm remains poorly known because of a sparse fossil record. Here we present the first paleontological evidence of eastern Africa’s coastal forests and aim to answer the question: what role did these forests play in generating Africa’s biodiversity including the origin of our own clade\, the Hominini? Our team has discovered a series of new fossil sites in Gorongosa National Park\, Mozambique\, which shed new light on African evolution during the Miocene epoch. The emerging fossil record from Gorongosa includes new mammalian species and a rich record of fossil plants. The evidence suggests that the relative isolation of the eastern regions acted as an engine of evolutionary change for millions of years. \n\n\n\nWatch live online\n\n\n\nThis event will stream live on The Leakey Foundation’s YouTube channel. Please click here to view and subscribe to our channel for future livestreams. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the speaker\n\n\n\nRené Bobe is a paleobiologist and evolutionary anthropologist interested in the relationship between climate and evolution\, with a focus on the environments and ecology of human origins in Africa. He is the 2025 Leakey Foundation Gordon P. Getty Award Laureate. Dr. Bobe studies fossil mammals that provide long-term records of ecological change and uses interdisciplinary approaches to analyse how the past can help us understand current environmental problems. He has conducted field research at key paleoanthropological sites in eastern Africa\, such as Hadar\, Dikika\, the lower Omo Valley\, and the Turkana Basin\, and for the past decade at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. He also carries out field research in western Patagonia focused on early South American monkeys. Currently\, he is a researcher at the University of Algarve\, Portugal\, and Head Paleontologist at Gorongosa National Park\, Mozambique. \n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nThis lecture is presented in collaboration with the California Academy of Sciences and is generously sponsored by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\, Camilla and George Smith\, and the Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/eastern-africas-coastal-forests-and-hominin-origins/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Apes on the Edge
DESCRIPTION:Houston Museum of Natural ScienceHouston\, Texas$18 general admission\, $12 for members (use code Leakey for your discounted ticket) \n\n\n\n\nGet your ticket\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSenegal’s Fongoli chimpanzees live in one of the world’s harshest savanna environments\, where temperatures soar above 110 degrees Fahrenheit and wildfires sweep across the landscape during the dry season.  \n\n\n\nThe Fongoli chimpanzees are unique for many reasons. Their female hunters are the only chimpanzees that regularly hunt with tools\, and unlike most other chimps\, these apes fear neither fire nor water\, using shallow pools to cool off in the extreme heat. \n\n\n\nThe study of Fongoli chimps is as unique as the chimps themselves. While most primate research occurs in isolated reserves\, Fongoli chimpanzees live near humans\, creating both challenges and opportunities in this shared habitat. \n\n\n\nJoin primatologist Dr. Jill Pruetz as she shares discoveries from her extensive field research\, exploring the unique characteristics of these chimpanzees and the dynamics between them and the people they live alongside.  \n\n\n\nLecture and book signing\n\n\n\nDrawing from her recently published book\, Apes on the Edge\, Dr. Pruetz explores the extraordinary adaptations and behaviors that set the Fongoli chimpanzees apart from the forest-dwelling chimpanzees known from other regions of Africa\, underscoring the importance of protecting these remarkable apes and their fragile habitat. \n\n\n\nDr. Pruetz’s book will be available for purchase at the event\, and she will sign copies following the program. \n\n\n\nDr. Jill Pruetz in the field. Suzanne Livingstone\n\n\n\nAbout Jill Pruetz\n\n\n\nDr. Jill Pruetz has been the Principal Investigator of the Fongoli Savanna Chimpanzee Project in Senegal since 2001. Dr. Pruetz is Regents’ Professor of Anthropology at Texas State University and a multiple-time Leakey Foundation grantee. Her research focuses on the environmental pressures that influence ape behavior and how the behavior of savanna-living chimpanzees differs from that of chimpanzees living in forested environments. She uses these findings to inform knowledge of early hominin behavioral ecology. \n\n\n\nShe is the founder of Neighbor Ape\, a nonprofit organization working to conserve chimpanzees in Senegal and provide for the well-being of the people who live alongside them. Dr. Pruetz has studied primates in Kenya\, Nicaragua\, Panama\, Costa Rica and Peru\, as well as Senegal.  \n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nThis lecture is eligible for CPE credits and is presented in partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Leakey Foundation lectures are generously sponsored by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\, Camilla and George Smith\, and the Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund. \n\n\n\n\nGet your ticket\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWant to catch the next Leakey Lecture online or in your city? Sign up for our events newsletter!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Updates\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    Enter your name here\n        *\n    \n    \n	\n		Enter your name here	\n\n	\n					\n				\n					Enter your name here				\n\n							\n						\n				\n					Enter your name here				\n\n							\n				\n\n\n    \n    \n\n\n    Enter your email here\n        *\n    \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n	\n\nSubscribe\n\n\n\n	\n			\n			\n				If you are human\, leave this field blank.			\n			\n		\n		\n\n\n\nΔ
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/apes-on-the-edge/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260303T000000
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SUMMARY:Origins: Argentina
DESCRIPTION:An immersive natural history journey across four provinces of Argentina\n\n\n\nJoin The Leakey Foundation for an unforgettable tour of Argentina from March 3-17\, 2026. You will experience an immersive natural history journey\, exploring archaeological sites\, breathtaking landscapes\, and local villages–from Argentina’s east coast to the edge of the Andes and down to the southernmost reaches of the country. \n\n\n\nYour tour will take you through the provinces of Buenos Aires\, Chubut\, Santa Cruz\, and La Tierra del Fuego. You’ll enjoy exclusive\, behind-the-scenes access to heritage sites. You’ll also meet with Leakey Foundation scientists working on active excavations\, and learn from experts who will bring Argentina’s anthropological and archaeological history to life.  \n\n\n\nReserve your space\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe trip is designed by travel company Hautes Côtes for an intimate group of 12-16 travelers. A few spaces are still available. \n\n\n\nTo join the tour\, you must first become a Leakey Foundation Fellow by giving at the Fellows level or higher. Fellows are dedicated supporters who invest in the science of human origins because they know how understanding our shared past can change the world. Your gift of $1\,000 or $84 per month supports our mission and makes you eligible to join the Fellows Tour.  \n\n\n\nEmail our Executive Director\, Sharal Camisa Smith to learn more about becoming a Fellow and joining the tour.  \n\n\n\nExplore the itinerary and reserve your space at https://www.hautescotes.com/trip/leakeyargentina (use password Argentina26) \n\n\n\n\nHighlights include\n\n\n\n\nVisits to Trelew\, La Cueva de Las Manos (Cave Art)\, and El Cafalate glaciers\n\n\n\nGuided tours to Patagonia and Los Glaciares National Parks\n\n\n\nDeep dive into Buenos Aires meeting with professors\, archaeologists\, and cultural specialists\n\n\n\nCruise and visits around Tierra del Fuego to see the penguins\, whales\, and nomadic sites dating back 10\,000 years\n\n\n\nSouthern Hemisphere stargazing to see the Milky Way without any light pollution.\n\n\n\nAuthentic cultural and gastronomic experiences\n\n\n\nTalks from Leakey Foundation grantees and scientists throughout the program\n\n\n\n\nPrice\n\n\n\nBased on a minimum of 12 participants$17\,960 USD per person in a double room sharing$2\,355 USD single supplement \n\n\n\nInclusions\n\n\n\n\n14 nights’ accommodation\n\n\n\nBreakfast daily\n\n\n\nAll lunches and dinners with selected wine\, beer\, tea coffee and other beverages\n\n\n\nAll transportation throughout the program\, including private arrival and departure transfers\n\n\n\nPrivate English-speaking guides throughout the program\n\n\n\nAll entries to sites as outlined in the program\n\n\n\nExperts joining us at meals\, talks\, and for visits throughout the trip\n\n\n\nSpecial access and special cultural experiences\n\n\n\nHearing helpers for our guided walks and talks\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOptional Extension\n\n\n\nThe Leakey Foundation will offer an optional three-night post-trip extension to the province of Formosa to visit the Leakey-funded owl monkey research site. The Owl Monkey Project has been a research\, conservation\, and education project for over 25 years. In addition to the study of Owl Monkeys\, the project also aims to understand the flora and fauna that constitute the characteristic ecosystem of the humid Gran Chaco.  \n\n\n\n\nBecome a fellow\n\n\n\n\n\nexplore the itinerary and reserve your space (Use password Argentina 26 to access)
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/origins-argentina/
CATEGORIES:Travel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260428T190000
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SUMMARY:Fossils\, Ecology\, and Human Evolution
DESCRIPTION:Tusher African HallCalifornia Academy of Sciences \n\n\n\n$25 General admission$20 Cal Academy and Leakey Foundation membersAcademy members and donors\, please log in after adding tickets to your cart to receive your discount. \n\n\n\n\nGet your Tickets\n\n\n\n\nIn the remote Turkana Basin in northern Kenya\, bone fragments and fossil footprints preserve stories stretching back millions of years. Dr. Kay Behrensmeyer brings these stories to life\, showing how scientists piece together ancient ecological settings and animal behavior from what remains after death. \n\n\n\nHer work reveals how climate\, landscape\, and living communities affect both species adaptations and the fate of their remains. Through these deep-time insights\, we’ll explore how the forces that shaped the past influence our world today and into the future. \n\n\n\nAbout Kay Behrensmeyer\n\n\n\nKay Behrensmeyer\, Curator\, Department of Paleobiology\, National Museum of Natural History\, Smithsonian Institution.\n\n\n\nAnna K. (“Kay”) Behrensmeyer is a Leakey Foundation grantee and recipient of the 2024 Gordon P. Getty Award. She has worked in the Department of Paleobiology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History since 1981; she has been a Senior Scientist there since 2009. She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011\, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2020\, and a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2021. \n\n\n\nBehrensmeyer is a ‘big-picture’ scientist with an over-arching interest in the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems—which in lay terms means understanding how animals interacted with their environment\, and with each other\, in deep time. \n\n\n\nBehrensmeyer has undertaken fieldwork at various paleontological sites in the East African Rift Valley System\, but her longest and best-known involvement is with research on the east side of Lake Turkana where she discovered what\, at the time\, was the earliest evidence for the manufacture of stone tools by early hominins. \n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nThis lecture is presented in partnership with the California Academy of Sciences. \n\n\n\nThis lecture is made possible by the generous support of the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation\, Camilla and George Smith\, and the Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund. \n\n\n\nAcademy members and donors\, please log in after adding tickets to your cart to receive your discount.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/fossils-ecology-and-human-evolution/
LOCATION:California Academy of Sciences\, 55 Music Concourse Dr 94118\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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