Glimpses of the Past
The students have been learning more about the geology of the Turkana Basin. Today they learned about how layers of sediment form (stratigraphy) and what these layers can tell us about the nature of ...The students have been learning more about the geology of the Turkana Basin. Today they learned about how layers of sediment form (stratigraphy) and what these layers can tell us about the nature of ...A rock is a rock – or is it?
The second module - The Geology of the Turkana Basin- kicked off yesterday. Students first learned how to use the Brunton compass to map areas. Their first assignment was to map the 100 acre TBI compound. ...Mud-Flat Life…
The first module of the Turkana Basin Institute of Ecology is just coming to and end. We spent a couple of days this week learning about and exploring the aquatic habitat of the Turkwel River next to TBI.
One ...Good Bugs and Bad Bugs
Good Bugs and Bad Bugs
One of the important topics that we have been exploring as part of the Ecology Module is the question of ‘ecosystem services’ and how biodiversity, basically wild species, ...Of Goats and Grasshoppers…
Goats vs. Grasshoppers
The two main herbivores present around the Turkana Basin Institute are goats and grasshoppers. The goats are obvious as you travel around – there are small groups of them moving ...Field School visits the Kerio Delta
The TBI Field School Students visited the Kerio Delta this weekend.
We visited the Kerio Delta as part of the Ecology module, looking at some of the different vegetation types and learning about some ...Spring Field School Begins
The Spring Field School has taken off at the Turkana Basin Institute at South Turkwel. Students have started exploring the ecology of the area.
Understanding ecology involves an appreciation of the ...Dr. Lawrence Martin assumes full-time directorship of TBI
Stony Brook University's Dr. Lawrence Martin has agreed to serve, on a full-time basis, as Director of the Turkana Basin Institute.
Martin has been at the heart of TBI activities since its creation ...Field School Students finish Archaeology of the Turkana Basin
On Friday 18 November, TBI Students completed their last course, Archaeology of the Turkana Basin, taught by Sonia Harmand. Students learned about the major steps in the development of early technologies ...Louise Leakey and Autodesk launch 3D fossils website
Dr. Louise Leakey (TBI, Stony Brook University) and 3D software company Autodesk have teamed up with the National Museums of Kenya to create an ongoing interactive showcase famous fossil discoveries from ...