THOR Project

29/08/2026

"Man's subject and investigation of man by himself is endlessly fascinating".

Want to listen to an Anthropology lecture by Louis Leakey?
Here it is, brought to you by California Revealed!

👉 https://archive.org/details/csscic_00002

The Leakey Foundation Scuola di Paleoantropologia Eastern Africa Association for Palaeoanthropology and Palaeontology CAMS - Centro di Ateneo per i Musei scientifici Geologia UniPg

14/08/2026

13/08/2026

Day 12.
👉 Our season is ending. Today we stopped at the Eastern Africa Research Center for Paleosciences Eastern Africa Research Centre for Palaeosciences where we are preparing and analyzing our collections.
🤝 It is a pleasure to have established a partnership with this amazing research center!

Scuola di Paleoantropologia Geologia Unipg Università degli Studi Perugia Ambasciata d'Italia a Dar es Salaam INGVvulcani biounifi Dipartimento Biologia UNIFI

11/08/2026

Day

10/08/2026

Day 9.
🥵 End of the season is approaching. There is a lot of work to do, but we are also having much fun!
🥇 Congratulations to 24 Karatu, winners of the 2026 Olduvai Scopa Championship!

Scuola di Paleoantropologia Geologia Unipg Università degli Studi Perugia biounifi Dipartimento Biologia UNIFI INGVvulcani Ambasciata d'Italia a Dar es Salaam

09/08/2026

Day 8.
🏅 MEET THE TEAMS!
Olduvai Scopa Championship 2026.
Stay tuned for the winner tomorrow!

Scuola di Paleoantropologia Geologia Unipg Ambasciata d'Italia a Dar es Salaam INGVvulcani biounifi Dipartimento Biologia UNIFI

08/08/2026

Day 7.
Working in the dry season means dealing with dust.
Thanks to JeJe for the picture.

Scuola di Paleoantropologia Geologia Unipg Università degli Studi Perugia biounifi Dipartimento Biologia UNIFI INGVvulcani Ambasciata d'Italia a Dar es Salaam

07/08/2026

Day 6.
Coming back to Geolocality 83 is always exciting!

Scuola di Paleoantropologia Geologia Unipg Ambasciata d'Italia a Dar es Salaam Università degli Studi Perugia biounifi Dipartimento Biologia UNIFI INGVvulcani

06/08/2026

Day 5.
Survey in the Gorge 🤠

Scuola di Paleoantropologia Geologia Unipg Ambasciata d'Italia a Dar es Salaam INGVvulcani biounifi Dipartimento Biologia UNIFI