In January I travelled to the NMK in Nairobi, Kenya to scan some fossil specimens. The trip as a whole was a such a wonderful experience – and one that I really hope I can repeat in the future! The opportunity to enter the vaults in the NMK and have a precious, 2.5 million year old hominin fossil placed in your hands was just soooo phenomenal! I, of course, have to thank the Leverhulme Trust for funding this research trip and Professor Marta Mirazon Lahr for making it all happen!
Here I am, very happily standing next to the Turkana Boy skeleton and the wonderful Tom Mukhuyu, who was doing an amazing job on updating the boxes and curation of the fossil. Thanks for all your help on picking out fossils, Tom!
Of course, a trip to Kenya wouldn’t be complete without a sneaky day off to head to the Nairobi National Park to drive on safari to spot some of the Big Five…! An all round amazing trip!
Next steps: putting digital skeletons back together! 🙂
The Walking Hominins 