Grantee Spotlight: Margaret Furtner
Learn about Margaret Furtner, a Leakey Foundation grantee using new technology to explore for fossil sites in South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind.
Grantee Spotlight: Irene Smail
Leakey Foundation grantee Irene Smail is using information from fossil primates to model how closely-related primate species may have interacted with each other in the past. Her research will shed light on why our species survived while others went extinct.
Living on the Edge: Neanderthals and Denisovans in Central Asia
In this lecture, Dr. Viola will share how ancient DNA and archaeological and morphological data are advancing our understanding of how Neanderthals and Denisovans interacted—biologically, geographically, and culturally.
Living on the Edge: Neanderthals and Denisovans in Central Asia
In this lecture, Dr. Viola will share how ancient DNA and archaeological and morphological data are advancing our understanding of how Neanderthals and Denisovans interacted—biologically, geographically, and culturally.
From the Field: Lauren Michel, Rusinga Island, Kenya
Rusinga Island, Kenya, is a fossil site that preserves everything from the smallest rodents to the largest elephants, from insects and snails to leaves and fruits. Leakey Foundation grantee Lauren Michel sends a report on some surprising recent discoveries.