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$243,888 National Science Foundation (EAR-SGP) ($1,034,236; ASU component=$243,888). Collaborative Research—The Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project: Acquiring a high-resolution paleoenvironmental context of human evolution. PIs: C. Campisano (lead), R. Arrowsmith (SESE), J. Wynn, M. Umer, A. Asrat. $200,000 International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) “The Hominin Sites And Paleolakes Drilling Project (HSPDP): Using scientific drilling to understand the paleoclimate context of human evolution” PIs: A. Cohen (lead) and 18 co-PIs, including C. Campisano. *Additional $200,000 supplement awarded November 2012
$100,000Hyde Family Foundation The Mossel Bay Archaeology Project (MAP): A long-term plan for research into the origins of modern human behavior. Curtis Marean (PI) *First-year portion of $500,000, 5-year commitment $117,251National Science Foundation “IPG: Collaborative Research: A high-resolution analysis of unique paleoenvironmental data from key hominin sites in East Africa.” PI: Christopher Campisano. Other ASU investigators: Kaye Reed (IHO), Ramon Arrowsmith (SESE). $36,572 National Science Foundation “Collaborative Research: Paleobiogeography, paleoecology, and continued investigation of a diverse, terminal Miocene, primate-bearing fauna from southern China.” PI: William Kimbel.
institute of human originsHighlights—Academic Year 2012–2013
480.727.6580 iho.asu.eduHighlights Academic Year 2012–2013 INSTITUTE OF HUMAN ORIGINS ASU
$697,711Research Grants Received Read more about this research at iho.asu.edu/research/research
Symposia/Workshops
Reconstructing Dietary Adaptations in Human Evolution Workshop April 2013
IHO Director William Kimbel and University of Chicago colleague Callum Ross convened a three-day workshop at ASU of 20 experts from universities from the U.S., Europe, and Kuwait to exchange information and ideas for working across disciplines to solve outstanding questions about diet reconstruction and human evolution. $30,000 funding from Wenner-Gren Foundation ($10,000), ASU Institute for Social Science Research ($10,000), and IHO ($10,000).
Anthropoid analogues? Life history variation in Madagascar’s giant extinct lemurs. IN: Leaping Ahead: Advances in Prosimian Biology 2013. (J. Masters, M. Gamba, and F. Genin, eds.)
L.R. Godfrey, G.T. Schwartz, W.L. Jungers, K.C. Catlett, K.E. Samonds, S. J. King, K.M. Muldoon, M.T.
Irwin, D.A. Burney. Springer Netherlands. 51–60.
Multiproxy paleoecology: Reconstructing evolutionary context in paleoanthropology. IN: Companion to Biological Anthropology 2013. (D. Begun ed.). K.E. Reed.
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, UK. 203–225. The Paleobiology of Australopithecus 2013. Kaye E. Reed, John G. Fleagle, Richard E.
Leakey, eds. Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
Series, Springer Netherlands.
Reconstructing the habitats of Australopithecus: Paleoenvironments, site taphonomy, and faunas. IN: The Paleobiology of Australopithecus2013. (K.E. Reed, J.G. Fleagle, R. Leakey, eds.).
A.K. Behrensmeyer, K.E. Reed.
Springer Netherlands. 41–60.
The adaptive value of sociality. IN: The Evolution of Primate Societies 2012. (J. Mitani, J. Call, P. Kappeler, R. Palombit, and
J.B. Silk, eds.). J.B. Silk. University of Chicago Press,
Chicago. 552–564. The Evolution of Primate Societies 2012. J. Mitani, J. Call, P. Kappeler, R. Palombit,
J.B. Silk, eds. University of Chicago
Press, Chicago. How Humans Evolved1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012.Robert Boyd, J.B. Silk.
W.W. Norton Press, New York. The phylogeny and ontogeny of prosocial behavior. IN: The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Evolutionary Psychology 2012. (J. Vonk, T.K. Shackelford, eds.). J.B. Silk, B.R.
House. Oxford University Press, New York. 381–398.
Books/ChaptersSee more books by IHO scientists at iho.asu.edu/publications/books
NATURE.COM/NATURE22 November 2012
GENETICS
OUTSIDETHE BOX
Unnatural bases add spiceto the genetic code
PAGE 516
INNOVATION
OPEN-SOURCE NANOTECH
Free the field from theburden of patents
PAGE 519
NEUROSCIENCE
MOODLIGHTING
Depressive effect of abnormal light–dark cycles
PAGES 537 & 594
A HELLO TO ARMSEarly and enduring microlithic technology gave modern humans the edge PAGES 531 & 590
OUTLOOKPhysical scientists
take on cancer
T H E I N T E R N AT I O N A L W E E K LY J O U R N A L O F S C I E N C E
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Faculty Honors and Awards
Kaye Reed was one of three ASU faculty members to be awarded as an outstanding mentor by the Faculty Women’s Association at ASU for 2013. The awards were given for excellence in mentoring as nominated by their faculty, students, or staff.
3 ASU INSTITUTE OF HUMAN ORIGINS Highlights Academic Year 2012–2013
publications and media appearances
Diet of Australopithecus afarensis from the Pliocene Hadar Formation, EthiopiaProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesJune 3, 2013. 110 (26): 10495–10500Jonathan Wynn, Jessica N. Wilson, Matt
Sponheimer, William Kimbel, Kaye Reed,
Zeresenay Alemseged, Zelalem Bedaso.
Isotopic evidence of early hominin dietsProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesJune 3, 2013. 110 (26): 10513–10518 Matt Sponheimer, Zeresenay Alemseged, Thure
Cerling, Frederick Grine, William Kimbel, Kaye Reed, Meave Leakey, Julia Lee-Thorp, Fredrick
Kyalo Manthi, Bernard Wood, Jonathan Wynn.
This article and the one above were two of four articles published simultaneously online and in print and featured on the June 25, 2013 cover of PNAS. The research was covered widely by national and international press.
News & Views: Hesitation on hominin history NatureMay 31, 2013. 497: 573–4William H. Kimbel. Pliocene Giraffidae (Mammalia) from the Hadar Formation of Hadar and Ledi-Geraru, Lower Awash, EthiopiaJournal of Vertebrate Paleontology2013. 33: 470–481. D. Geraads,
K. Reed, R. Bobe. On the industrial attributions of the Aterian and Mousterian of the MaghrebJournal of Human EvolutionMarch 2013. 64: 194–210Harold L. Dibble, Vera Aldeias, Zenobia Jacobs,
Deborah I. Olszewski, Zeljko Rezek, Sam C. Lin,
Esteban Alvarez-Fernández, Carolyn C. Barshay-
Szmidt, Emily Hallett-Desguez, Denné Reed,
Kaye Reed, Daniel Richter, Teresa E. Steele,
Anne Skinner, Bonnie Blackwell, Ekaterina
Doronicheva, Mohamed El-Hajraoui.
Growth, development, and life history throughout the evolution of HomoCurrent AnthropologyDecember 2012. 53 (6): S395–S408Gary T. Schwartz.
Melting ice sheets 400,000 years ago raised sea level by 13 m: Past analogue for future trendsEarth and Planetary Science LettersDecember 1, 2012. 357–358: 226–237D.L. Roberts, P. Karkanas, Z. Jacobs,
C.W. Marean, R.G. Roberts.
Life-history inference in the early hominins Australopithecus and ParanthropusInternational Journal of PrimatologyDecember 2012. 33(6): 1332–1363J. Kelley and G.T. Schwartz.
An early and enduring advanced technology originating 71,000 years ago in South AfricaNatureNovember 22, 2012. 491: 590–593Kyle S. Brown, Curtis W. Marean, Zenobia
Jacobs, Benjamin J. Schoville, Simen Oestmo,
Erich C. Fisher, Jocelyn Bernatchez,
Panagiotis Karkanas, and Thalassa Matthews. Covered widely by national and international press. Evidence for early hafted hunting technologyScienceNovember 16, 2012. 338 (6109): 942–946Jayne Wilkins, Benjamin J. Schoville,
Kyle S. Brown, Michael Chazan.
Covered widely by national and international press.
Variation in personality and fitness in wild female baboonsProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOnline October 1, 2012; print October 16, 2012. 109: 16980–16985R.M. Seyfarth, J.B. Silk, D.L. Cheney.
The enigmatic molar from Gondolin South Africa: Implications for Paranthropus paleobiologyJournal of Human EvolutionOctober 2012. 63: 597–609F.E. Grine, R. Jacobs, K.E. Reed, M. Plavcan.
Evidence for intra-sexual selection in wild female baboonsAnimal BehaviourJuly 2012. 84 (1): 21–27D.L. Cheney, J.B. Silk, R.M. Seyfarth.
The ontogeny of human prosociality: Behavioral experiments with children aged 3 to 8Evolution and Human BehaviorOnline March 7, 2012; print July 2012. 33 (4): 291–308B.R. House, J. Henrich, S.F. Brosnan, J.B. Silk.
New postcranial remains of Australopithecus afarensis from Hadar, Ethiopia (1990–2007)Journal of Human EvolutionJuly 2012. 63 (1): 1–51C. Ward, W.H. Kimbel, E.H. Harmon,
and D. Johanson.
News & Views: Human reproductive assistance NatureMarch 8, 2012. 483: 160–161Kim Hill and A. Magdalena Hurtado.
High-Ranking JournalsFind the links to these articles online at iho.asu.edu/publications/science
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Photo Credits:Jennifer Clark, Human Origins Program, Smithsonian Institution (cover)
John Reader (inside)
publications and media appearances
PNAS(print edition, cover story)
Early Hominin Diet
June 25, 2013
Phys.orgAncient human ancestor’s
teeth reveals diverse diet
June 4, 2013
ScienceArdi’s a hominin—But
how did she move?
April 24, 2013
Science NewsArdi’s kind had a skull fit
for a hominid
April 15, 2013
The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com (front page of print edition
“Valley and State”)
Evolution on display (print)
Finder of Lucy fossil puts
evolution on display (online)
April 1, 2013
ScientificAmerican.comThe most fascinating human
evolution discoveries of 2012
December 19, 2012
Smithsonianmag.comTree climbers, wood eaters,
and more: The top 10 human
evolution discoveries of 2012
December 17, 2012
Nature
(print edition, cover story)
A Hello to Arms: Early
and enduring microlithic
technology gave modern
humans the edge
November 22, 2012
Los Angeles TimesStone-tipped spear may
have much earlier origin
November 16, 2012
NationalGeographic.comStone spear tips surprisingly
old—“Like finding iPods in
ancient Rome”
November 16, 2012
ScienceNews.orgOldest examples of hunting
weapon uncovered
in South Africa
November 15, 2012
Science 360 Radio showCurtis Marean
Daily Mail (UK)The birth of weapons:
Researchers discover man
began hunting with stone-
tipped spears 200,000 year
earlier than previously thought
November 15, 2012
The Guardian (UK)Stone me! Spears show
early human species was
sharper than we thought
November 15, 2012
Science NewsOldest examples of hunting
weapon uncovered
in South Africa
November 15, 2012
December 15, 2012 (print)
UPI.comStone-tipped tools older
than thought
November 15, 2012
The New York TimesStone tools point to creative
works by early humans in
Africa
November 13, 2012 (print)
November 12, 2012 (online)
The EconomistTime’s arrows
November 10, 2012
BBC Radio 4Material World
Ancient tool use (Broadcast
interview with Curtis Marean)
November 8, 2012
CBC NewsAfrican blades suggest
complex early society
November 8, 2012
Huffington PostAncient stone tools
suggest early humans
showed ingenuity earlier
than previously thought
November 8, 2012
The Register (London)What made us human?
Being ARMED with
lethal ranged weapons
November 8, 2012
CBS NewsComplex tool discovery
argues for early
human smarts
November 7, 2012
Christian Science MonitorWhen did humans get smart?
Maybe a lot earlier than
some thought
November 7, 2012
The Guardian (UK)Lethal weapons may have
given early humans edge
over Neanderthals
November 7, 2012
LiveScience.comComplex tool
discovery argues for
early human smarts
November 7, 2012
Nature.comEarly humans tooled up
November 7, 2012
NatureNews & Views:
Sharpening the mind
November 7, 2012
Science NowEarly humans handed down
toolmaking tech
November 7, 2012
ScientificAmerican.comOldest arrowheads hint
at how modern humans
overtook Neandertals
November 7, 2012
The Wall Street JournalTools hint at earlier start
for human smarts
November 7, 2012
BBC2Prehistoric Autopsy
Television broadcast October
22, 23, and 24, 2012
Episode concentrating on interview with Johanson and Australopithecus afarensis on October 24
Broadcast on national PBS stationsNOVA Science Now:
What makes us human?
October 10, 2012 Donald Johanson and Zeresenay Alemseged interviews featured
ScienceFor some primates,
survival of the nicest
October 1, 2012
Appearances in High-Level Media Find the links to these articles online at iho.asu.edu/news-events/news-news
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