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The National Geographic Society supported Richard Leakey’s first field season at Koobi
Fora in 1968 and continue to support the project.
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Started in 2005 by Richard E. Leakey, TBI supports scientific research & exploration
in the Lake Turkana Basin of Northern Kenya.
Richard became a full-time faculty member of Stony Brook University in 2005, a role
he continued to hold until his death
The National Geographic Society supported Richard Leakey’s first field season at Koobi
Fora in 1968 and continue to support the project.