1. http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/Faculty/Begun/main.htm Tentative dates: July 1 st to July 29 th, 2015 Registration and deposit ($1000): April 2 nd Final payment ($2000): May 1 st

2. Rudapithecus A 10 million year old ape Close to the missing link between great apes and humans Hungary Rudabánya A very rich paleontological site with thousands of fossils Everyone finds fossils at Rudabánya Some lucky students find ape fossils

3. Here’s what happened Probably about 9-8 Ma Climates become more seasonal north of the tropics Hominids forced south to Africa and Southeast Asia

4. Recovering fossils The most complete skull of a European fossil ape

5. The little skull in my hands

6. Students hard at work

7. Me excavating a primate

8. Students taking elevations

9. A deer pelvis

10. A pig’s jaw

11. An elephant jaw

12. Most of a horse hindlimb

13. A primate jaw

14. The guest house

15. Our daily meeting

16. Students hard at play

17. Student Karaoke

18. A folk festival

19. Rudabánya 10 million years ago

20. Rudabánya Everyone finds fossils at Rudabánya Some lucky students find ape fossils All your expenses in Hungary are included in the ancillary fees We sleep in a dorm with showers and bedding provided Dinner is catered and we make breakfast and lunch in our kitchen The locals love us and invite us to their special events For more information about the field school, go to: http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/Faculty/Begun/main.htm

21. For more information about Rudabánya, go to: http://hungarianspectrum.wordpress.com/2 009/08/16/rudapithecus-of-rudabanya- hungary/http://hungarianspectrum.wordpress.com/2 009/08/16/rudapithecus-of-rudabanya- hungary/ Or Google Rudabánya Hope to see you this summer!