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Today was the first day of archeology based study at Olduvai Gorge. Because it was a Sunday, we spent the day doing a chill tour of the museum at Olduvai and some of the field sites that Manuel and his team work on as well as the original sites that the Leakeys excavated.
The museum is beautiful at Olduvai. It is a cylindrical building with an open area in the middle that has acacia trees and an ancient rhino skeleton. There are 4 exhibit rooms that surround the open area with fossils found in the gorge as well as human history replicas and depictions. At the back of the museum is an outlook into the gorge which shows the iconic “castle” formation.
Looking out over the gorge gave me time to reflect on the privilege I hold. The research camp we were staying at was not visible to the untrained eye because it was built to blend into the landscape, but I could see the small green metal roofs. Visitations of the research station and many of the excavation sites in Olduvai are not available to the general public. Through knowing the researchers at the camp, we were able to stay a whole week at the camp and help with the excavations which is an experience I will never forget.
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