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The Lullabies That Tell the Turkana Story See below for an article about lullabies written by members of the Turkana tribe in northwest Kenya. This project was undertaken by Joel Lim, an undergraduate student from King’s College, London, and Karen Choi, a Harvard University undergraduate. Both Joel and Karen participated in the 2025 season of…

Current or prospective ASPR Junior Fellows are invited to browse the support resources available to them via the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. For information specific to the ASPR Junior Fellowship, visit the Grants and Fellowships section of our website. Any questions about the ASPR Junior Fellowship can be…

One aim of the American School of Prehistoric Research is to support access to archaeological field schools, and in Summer 2025, we were able to do this through a partnership with the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA). The AIA offers scholarships to students planning to participate in archaeological field work for the first time, and…

In 1973, David Pilbeam, Henry Ford II Professor of Human Evolution, Emeritus, initiated a project with the Geological Survey of Pakistan to find fossils of early hominins in Pakistan. The project quickly expanded in scope and attracted scientists and students with diverse backgrounds and interests from a broad array of universities and institutions, in the…

ASPR Postdoctoral fellow Margot Louail, who joined the ASPR in mid-2024, will be using her time as a fellow to study the paleoecology of suids from the Turkana Depression between 3.8 and 1.0 million years ago. Dr. Louail’s research will primarily concentrate on the Shungura Formation and the closely associated Usno Formation in the Lower…

The ASPR is proud to support the Harvard Summer Program in Kenya: a 6-week study abroad that combines hands-on field research with molecular and computational tools to explore ecology, climate, community health, and evolution. 2025 Summer Season Turkana Lullaby Project by King’s College undergraduate student Joel Lim Read about our 2024 season! 2024 Season: Video…

ASPR Science Communication Workshop: Application Instructions Intended for students and early career scholars researching Old World prehistory, the American School of Prehistoric Research (ASPR) Science Communication Fellowship offers training and hands-on experience in public writing and multimedia communication. Selected applicants will attend one in- person workshop at Harvard University and several virtual trainings led by…

The sixth and final week of the Harvard Summer Program in Kenya began with a day of R&R back at the Eliye Springs Resort on the shores of Lake Turkana, about 10 kilometers from the TBI camp. Monday, July 8th began with a lecture by Emmanuel about primate evolution and anatomy, and in the afternoon,…

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Week five of the Harvard Summer Program in Kenya began on Sunday, June 30th: our first full day back at TBI after the Lothagam visit. On Sundays, breakfast is served at 8:00am instead of 6:30am. Students had the morning to relax and/or work on readings, and some of us purchased merchandise that had been laid…