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Can experimental stone tool-making help us understand how our ancestors shaped their world?

By Hilary Duke
Backed by Michael Ott, Andrew Duke, Ian Wallace, Claire Cameron, Linda Martin, Donna Litt, Rosanne Duke, Lydia Koop, Jim Glass, Reuben Nussbaum, and 49 other backers
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York
Anthropology
DOI: 10.18258/7914
Grant: Archaeology
$3,038
Raised of $2,300 Goal
132%
Funded on 11/12/16
Successfully Funded
  • $3,038
    pledged
  • 132%
    funded
  • Funded
    on 11/12/16

Lab Notes

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Update: Measurements are completed!
October 4, 2017
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It's time to collect some data in Santa Cruz!
September 6, 2017
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Exciting news about my research in Kenya!
November 29, 2016
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Funding Success!
November 13, 2016
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Project stretch goal: Research in the National Museums of...
November 9, 2016
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Archaeology Challenge Grant: 2nd place prize!
November 4, 2016
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Project Funding Success!
November 2, 2016
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Pilot experiment: can we distinguish the stone tool...
November 1, 2016
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Field work in Turkana, Kenya
October 24, 2016
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Capuchin stone tools and the importance of human stone...
October 20, 2016
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Exciting developments and new research connections!
October 16, 2016
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