Monthly Archives: July 2024

Caroline’s Blog: Bonus Content: Excerpts from the Field

Posted on July 1, 2024 by cap15
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Caroline’s Blog: Conclusion: Leave me in the Wait-A-Bit Tree

Posted on July 1, 2024 by cap15

Leave me be in the wait-a-bit tree I’ll be a little while Perhaps another sunset I’ll see Or I’ll hike another mile   I don’t feel quite ready to say goodbye to evening strolls through dunes To birds of acacias, … Continue reading →

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Caroline’s Blog: Bonus June 29/30: The Return of the Cat

Posted on July 1, 2024 by cap15

We arrived in Istanbul after our seven hour flight in the early afternoon! After a few rounds through various securities, customs, passport checks, and bag collecting we loaded up into two taxis and headed into the city! Despite having had … Continue reading →

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Caroline’s Blog: June 28: The Two Landcruisers (Road Tripping)

Posted on July 1, 2024 by cap15

It’s road trip o’clock, my friends. Time to hop in the land cruisers, take some motion sickness meds, and soak in the scenery before we leave for Turkey and say goodbye to Africa! We packed up our tents in the … Continue reading →

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Caroline’s Blog: June 27: The Fellowship of the Stone Tool

Posted on July 1, 2024 by cap15

There once was a cat we named Rabies He was the cutest of babies We’d like to give pets But he’s seen no vets We’ll save cat cuddles for Istanbul, maybe We started off our morning bright and early with … Continue reading →

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It’s a bones day baby

Posted on July 1, 2024 by McKenna Castleberry

Last day at Olduvai Gorge! Dr. Manuel started our morning by giving us a quick briefing on different kinds of bone breakage and modifications by carnivores and hominins. With our brains filled with new knowledge, we headed over to the … Continue reading →

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Tachycardia in Tanzania

Posted on July 1, 2024 by McKenna Castleberry

Good morning starshine, the earth says hello! Today marks the first day in history that Rice students have assisted with archaeological excavations at Olduvai Gorge! We headed over to site BK, a 1.35 million-year-old site with lots of megafauna fossils, … Continue reading →

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Human Quadrat – IT’S ALIVE!!!

Posted on July 1, 2024 by McKenna Castleberry

I got to work with an Olduvai research team today! Marlo, Caroline, Alex, and I joined Dr. Charles and Alaz on the eastern Serengeti plains surveying a site for the remains of carnivore kills. If you’ve ever watched a nature … Continue reading →

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Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s off to dig we go

Posted on July 1, 2024 by McKenna Castleberry

Let it be known that being brutally awoken by stomach cramps and a non-solid bowel movement is not a very fun way to start your morning. Alas, I must regretfully report that the status of my digestive health has turned … Continue reading →

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