In October, the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa (PPPG) team took its first steps underground by launching the first-ever cave excavation on the Cheringoma Plateau, in central Mozambique. Working deep within the Urema Rift, the last unexplored branch of the East African Rift System, our team uncovered evidence of human ancestors life tens of thousands of years […]
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Breaking new ground: from Gorongosa to global recognition Dr. René Bobe, paleobiologist and evolutionary anthropologist, has been awarded the 2025 Gordon P. Getty Award for Multidisciplinary Research. The award honors extraordinary originality, dedication, and a multidisciplinary approach to human origins research. Bobe’s work bridges fieldwork and theory, linking climate, ecology, and evolution. His research spans
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A milestone for Mozambican primatology We are thrilled to congratulate Rassina Assane Farassi, PhD student at Gorongosa National Park, for receiving the Best Poster Prize at the International Primatological Society Congress 2025 in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Rassina is the first Mozambican primatologist to attend this prestigious congress, marking an important milestone for early-career scientists from Mozambique.
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The month of May brought a wave of exciting research from the PALEO group. In just two weeks, four scientific papers were published by team members and collaborators, covering everything from baboon travel routes and cultural-like behaviors to chimpanzee wound care and genetic insights into primate dispersal. These studies reflect years of dedicated fieldwork and
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We’re excited to announce the publication of a new peer-reviewed article from the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa (PPPG), led by Philippa Hammond in collaboration with Kaitlyn Gaynor, Tara Easter, Dora Biro, and Susana Carvalho. The study, titled “Landscape-scale effects of season and predation risk on the terrestrial behaviour of chacma baboons,” has been published in the
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We’re thrilled to share a new peer-reviewed publication led by Megan Beardmore-Herd, now officially Dr. Beardmore-Herd 🎓, and co-authored by Meredith Palmer, Kaitlyn Gaynor, and Susana Carvalho. The article, just out in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology, examines how primates in Gorongosa National Park responded to one of the most extreme recent weather events
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PRIMHE, our partner research theme at ICArEHB, is excited to announce four new PhD positions at the Universidade do Algarve, with fieldwork opportunities in Gorongosa National Park. These positions are part of the upcoming FCT PhD Fellowships 2025 call, which aims to support candidates pursuing a PhD in archaeology, focusing on prehistory or paleoanthropology. ICArEHB
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Ester Lourenço’s journey is an inspiring example of dedication and excellence in the field of geology. We look forward to following her progress and celebrating her future achievements. Keep up the incredible work, Ester!
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Field season 2024:This summer, the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa made significant progress in understanding the past ecosystems of the southern rift through their systematic excavations in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. Supported by a prestigious research grant awarded to Dr. René Bobe by The Leakey Foundation, the project continues to break new ground in exploring the role
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Emancipating Primatology in the Global South The field of primatology is witnessing a momentous shift as Rassina Farassi, a early carrear primatologist from Mozambique, takes the stage at the XX Congress of the Brazilian Society of Primatology, at Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brasil. Representing the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa and Gorongosa National Park, Rassina’s contributions are
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