Eastern Africa Association for Palaeoanthropology and Palaeontology

18/09/2026

📢 Call for Proposals: Andrea Leenen Memorial All From One Research Grant

Happy Fossil Friday 🦴 ! Take our money! 💸

PAST is inviting applications for African-based field, laboratory & museum collections research in palaeontology 🦴🔬

Projects should address one or more of these themes:

🌍 African origins & human unity

🌡️ Palaeoclimate, palaeoecology & today’s environmental crisis

🦣 Prehistoric extinctions & the modern biodiversity crisis

📅 Deadline: 23 October 2026

Full details & application info 👇
https://past.org.za/wp-content/uploads/Call-for-All-from-One-Grant-Proposals-2027.pdf

07/09/2026

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/04/world/un-vote-new-world-map-intl-scli

10/08/2026

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Stephen E. Cox, Francis J. Sousa, Gabrielle A. Russo, Kevin Hatton, E. Troy Rasbury, Sidney R. Hemming, Elena Steponaitis, Gregory A. Henkes, Mae Saslaw; Paired U/Pb and 40Ar/39Ar constraints on the Middle Miocene hominoid sites and the fossil forest at Napudet, Turkana, Kenya. GSA Bulletin 2026; do...

09/08/2026

https://www.instagram.com/p/DbyJxd5o8r-/?igsh=MTVucnp4ODFsbXo0eA==

05/07/2026

We are hiring: Research Fellow in African Heritage, Remote Sensing and GIS

The postholder will be employed on the Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments (MAEASaM) project. This project aims to identify and document endangered archaeological heritage sites across sub-Saharan Africa using a combination of remote sensing, historical maps analysis, records-based research supported by ground-verification and in-country assessment.

Full time | Hybrid | Fixed-term | Deadline: 26 July 2026

Know someone who might be a good fit? Tag them in the comments!

🔗 Find out more and apply: https://tinyurl.com/GISFellow

UCL

25/06/2026

17/06/2026

Travel 1.6 million years into the past and come face-to-face with one of humanity’s most celebrated ancestors , the Turkana Boy (Homo erectus).
Join us for an extraordinary evening of discovery at the Nairobi National Museum as renowned paleoanthropologist Prof. Fredrick Manthi, PhD, EBS, of the National Museums of Kenya and Member of the US National Academy of Sciences, unpacks the remarkable story behind one of the world’s most significant fossil discoveries.
Under the moonlit skies, explore the origins of humankind and discover why Kenya proudly stands as the Home of Human Origins.

Night Out with the Turkana Boy (Homo erectus)
📍 Nairobi National Museum
📅 26th June 2026
🕕 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

🎟 Entry Fees:
• KSh 500 – Kenyan Citizens
• KSh 1,000 – East African Residents
• KSh 2,000 – Non-Residents

Secure your ticket today through nmkpay.ecitizen.go.keand be part of an unforgettable journey into our shared human story.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet the ancestor that transformed our understanding of human evolution and cemented Kenya’s place at the heart of humanity’s origins.

13/06/2026

📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) invites African States Parties to apply for the "International Workshop on Preliminary Assessment for World Heritage Nominations”

🌍 This Programme supports countries in identifying and preparing sites with potential Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) for inscription on the World Heritage List.

🗓 Online Workshop: 6–9 July 2026
⏳ Application Deadline: 26 June 2026

✅ What to expect:
• Expert-led training and technical guidance
• Support in preparing Preliminary Assessment requests
• Peer learning and collaboration
• Continued mentoring support

👥 Open to African States Parties with sites on their Tentative Lists.

📧 Submit applications to the following link: https://awhf.net/international-workshop-on-preliminary-assessment-for-world-heritage-nominations/

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International Workshop on Preliminary Assessment for World Heritage Nominations by awhf.net | Jun 12, 2026 | Events, News Format: Online Workshop: In-person Workshop: and Technical Follow-up Support Online Workshop: 6-9 July 2026 In-person Workshop: 24-28 August 2026 Working languages: English, Port...

28/04/2026

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71663-x?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_content=null&utm_campaign=CONR_JRNLS_AWA1_GL_PCOM_SMEDA_NATUREPORTFOLIO&fbclid=Iwb21leARdoMZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4tzXe3AJimlRtUqgxKYVdf0oFlQNiQPhqKv68SqOe5OJ2P4pj9aeXtbU6VuA_aem_5HKpJD3ugzL0bBxx6803-A

This study indicates that the East African Rift System in northern Kenya may be closer to breaking apart than previously thought and that its development played an important role in the preservation of the hominin fossil record.