All set up in my office! 11 days til my first class

Had a productive session at National Museums of Kenya #paleontology with some of the best students around. Will be back in 2025 for more exciting finds in the field. Until next time! #kenya #nairobi

Spatial sampling bias influences our understanding of early hominin evolution in eastern Africa [not a surprising conclusion to some of us, but good to see, nonetheless] nature.com/articles/s4155…

In my paper out today, coauthor Bernard Wood and I explore the potential impacts of a spatially limited fossil record on understanding human evolution. We do this using two "thought experiments", focusing on the Eastern African Rift Valley. (1/4)

Feels good to be official!

Coming in February 2025 (with pre-orders starting January 2025)! This book is everything we have learned so far and want to teach about our best hopes and our worst worries. By Dr. Cecília Tomori and me routledge.com/The-Anthropolo…

application of new method to obtain Nitrogen isotope data fr tooth enamel (solving African fossil collagen issue! 😍) by Marissa Vink. Results from Mb 5 #Sterkfontein - range of taxa incl. homs. NHP huge range, homs super interesting - no shift in niche btn Old & Ach #ESHE2024

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🚨New article🚨tinyurl.com/4fta9bpc We used compound specific plant wax and #isotopes in #lake sediments to infer organic matter sourcing and monitor #aquatic #ecosystem health and #environmental change. Congrats to my colleagues Zeng et al., @ China University of Geosciences!

This is such a cool job opportunity for any early career paleoanthropologists! Run Sterkfontein, study hominin fossils, advise graduate students at Wits 😍

The poleward displacement of the ITCZ this fall is evident in a year over year comparison of vegetation greenness over Africa.

Vindija Cave and Svante Pääbo at #ESHE2024

This is a cool one! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The sixth edition of Clark Spencer Larsen's gorgeous textbook "Our Origins" is now available for preorder. Not only I was privileged to create the artwork for the cover, but over the years I have also made quite a few illustrations to be featured inside the book.

Excited to announce that we are continuing our paleontological and geological work at Lemudong'o, Kenya, now with support of the U.S. National Science Foundation 🥳 A multi-institutional collaboration with National Museums of Kenya, Erin DiMaggio, PhD and Deming Yang Abstract here: nsf.gov/awardsearch/sh…

Excited to be supported by the NSF for another 3 years of research at Lemudong'o, #kenya. Thanks for the continuing support from American Museum of Natural History RGGS at AMNH that paved the way to this grant. Stay tuned for more #paleontology #paleoecology #paleoclimate #geology

A study in NatureEcoEvo shows the contemporary ‡Khomani San and Karretjiemense from South Africa still show direct signs of relatedness to the Oakhurst hunter-gatherers and a remarkable degree of genetic continuity over the last 9,000 years. go.nature.com/3TE1yRO

Me, a teacher, 100% confident I have 35 students in one class: "I'm going to make 37 copies of this test just in case."

Este es otro de los bocetos detallados que hice para el Museo de Altamira, en este caso para la escena del Pleistoceno de Koobi Fora, Kenia. La pintura al óleo original también se puede ver en Altamira hasta el 13 de octubre.

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