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The Olduvai Geochronology and Archaeology Project (OGAP) bring together U.S., U.K., Spanish, and Tanzanian academics to study human origins at Olduvai Gorge.

 Olduvai Gorge
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Joined August 2011
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Pante: some of the oldest purported cut marks (Dikika, Bouri, & Siwaliks) look similar to crocodile tooth marks using 3D scans #paleos2016
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Replying to @UCLarchaeology
@UCLarchaeology World #Archaeology Festival 2015. Gordon Square. Sat 13 June, 12–5. bit.ly/1L2AksC
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Oldest stone tools may spell end for theory that complex toolmaking began with the genus Homo ow.ly/LTJj7
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The #3D model for print for the partial skull of KNMER 732 is available for download africanfossils.org/hominids/… #Hominid
Image from AfricanFossils (@AfricanFossils)
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15 free tickets to @MicroPasts contributors for our conference next week - do get in touch if interested!
Image from @adi@glammr.us (@BL_AdiKS)
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NEW #3D model for print: Fossilized mandible of #HomoSapiens KNMER 5306 africanfossils.org/hominids/…
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Anthropocene defined by irreversible exchange of species between Old & New World @SimonLLewis nature.com/nature/journal/v5…
Image from Professor Mark Maslin 👋 𝕏 (@ProfMarkMaslin)
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Anyone fancy a #realpalaeodiet? How your food would look if it hadn't been modified over millennia. geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
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How did we get so clever? 15 tweaks that made us human bbc.in/1zsobGq
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Today is the official launch day of the IoA Archaeology of Human Evolution research network. Visit our page here: ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/resear…
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#fossilfriday my lovely 3D-printed skull of Homo habilis, scanned from the one found by the Leakeys in Kenya
Image from Rowan Hooper ローワン フーパー (@rowhoop)
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Fab talk from Ignacio de la Torre yesterday, and a great masterclass on African stone tools from UoN Museum. @OGAAP @LakesideArts
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Reconstructed Homo habilis type OH 7 suggests deep-rooted species diversity in early Homo @nature nature.com/nature/journal/v5…
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Oldest known member of human family found in Ethiopia: ow.ly/JVNhB
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In @sciencemagazine today: @evolutionscribe reports on earliest Homo mandible dated to 2.8 Ma news.sciencemag.org/archaeol…
Image from Peter de Menocal (@PdeMenocal)
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From the excavation at Ileret where the team are removing overburden to get closer to the bone level. @turkanabasin
Image from Louise Leakey (@louiseleakey)
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Octocopter about to take off yesterday... taking high res pictures from above. Good results! @AfricanFossils
Image from Louise Leakey (@louiseleakey)
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A wild #gorilla is seen using a tool to eat food for the #first time: bbc.in/1AP4omb
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Ignacio de la Torre @OGAAP talks about the 3D handaxes in the latest @MicroPasts blog: bit.ly/1q3Zpbq
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Enjoy photomasking two beautiful Acheulean handaxes from Olduvai, Tanzania! crowdsourced.micropasts.org/…
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