Grantee Spotlight: Kathryn Ranhorn
Kathryn Ranhorn was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant during our fall 2015 cycle for her proposal entitled "New approaches to the archaeology of modern human origins."
Happy Birthday Charles Darwin!
When I was young and first learned about Charles Darwin and On the Origin of Species, I was immediately enamored with him and his story.
Ring in the Lunar New Year with Monkey Cuvée
In case you haven't heard, our friends at Iron Horse Vineyards have created a special, limited edition “Year of the Monkey” cuvée, and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this sparkling wine benefits The Leakey Foundation! Here we have guest blogger Tarin Teno sharing some fun information about Chinese New Year celebrations as well as a few ways to compliment this special wine.
Grantee Spotlight: Jamie Clark
Jamie Clark (University of Alaska Fairbanks) was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant during our fall 2015 cycle for her project entitled "Early Upper Paleolithic hunting strategies at Mughr el-Hamamah, Jordan."
From the Field: Alia Gurtov
With the start of 2016, it is time for a progress update. As I write, I am sitting in a pleasantly overheated café while Madison, WI, withers in 5° F temperatures. This couldn’t feel more different from the conditions in which I first wrote about my research.