$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.

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$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

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INNOVATION

OPEN-SOURCE NANOTECH

Free the field from theburden of patents

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NEUROSCIENCE

MOODLIGHTING

Depressive effect of abnormal light–dark cycles

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A HELLO TO ARMSEarly and enduring microlithic technology gave modern humans the edge PAGES 531 & 590

OUTLOOKPhysical scientists

take on cancer

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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.

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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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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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