The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $133,404 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The grant supports collaborative research to understand the origins and evolutionary significance of early tool use in the human lineage. The project will expand excavations, data collection, and analysis at a site dating between 3-2.6 million years ago to shed light on the development of stone tool technology and its impact on early human behavior and ecology. The research team will refine the geological, paleontological, and archaeological records at the site, while also providing education and training opportunities for graduate students, undergraduates, and interns. This grant reflects NSF's mission to promote basic research that advances scientific understanding with broader societal impacts.
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