For over 40 years, the Leakey family -- instructors for parts of this program -- have pioneered human prehistory research in this immense and fossil-rich region of Africa’s Great Rift Valley.

This program consists of 5 modules through which students will learn basic field techniques and principles of paleoanthropology and archaeology, while earning 15 credits of 300-level coursework in Physical Anthropology and Geology from Stony Brook University.

The Turkana Basin region has produced much of the world's most important fossil evidence for human evolution. It is a unique "living laboratory" perfectly suited for research in variety of disciplines in addition to human prehistory, such as climate change, linguistics, health care, poverty, and alternative energy. This field school is an opportunity for undergraduate students with an interest in Africa, field research, physical anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, or geology to get hands-on experience in these areas.

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Scott Bjelland

Director of Communications,

Turkana Basin Institute