Monthly Archives: July 2024

Alex’s Blog: Last Day at Olduvai (6/27)

Posted on July 2, 2024 by al125

This morning, I defied all odds and learned an entire year’s-worth of content in less than an hour. Don’t believe me? Good, because I certainly didn’t learn everything, but I got the basics. Dr. Manuel taught us how to identify … Continue reading →

Posted in Olduvai Gorge | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Course Reflection: We Have Savannah At Home, Synonym Abuse, And Other Post-Trip Musings

Posted on July 2, 2024 by vhl2

The African savannah, so often depicted as a total wilderness preserved untouched, had surprisingly more human connections than I realized. Reading about how locals interact with the ecology of Tanzania did not give me the full picture I got from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Alex’s Blog: We’re Diggin’ (6/26)

Posted on July 2, 2024 by al125

I excavated a 1.4-million-year-old stone tool today. No big deal. We spent today at Olduvai’s BK dig site – one of the original sites excavated by Mary and Lewis Leaky, the archaeologists who discovered the Gorge. Each student was assigned … Continue reading →

Posted in Olduvai Gorge | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kacey’s Blog: Course Review and Wrap-Up

Posted on July 2, 2024 by kc122

Hi blog. Today, I’m writing a little bit of a wrap-up blog instead of my normal daily blogs. I noticed that as we would drive through savannas and wildlife areas, the animals seemed to coexist very well with the tourist … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Travel Days II (June 28 – 30): Askdghhfjalhsdjlafhaljdk <- Live Vivian Reaction

Posted on July 2, 2024 by vhl2

If the first travel days were a journey, these days were a ****** epic saga with a full hero’s journey and epilogue. Staring out, we were up even earlier than normal to get completely packed and disassemble our camping gear. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Kacey’s Blog: Travel Day 11 6/28/24-6/30/24

Posted on July 2, 2024 by kc122

Hi blog. The past few days of travel have been chaotic but so much fun. When we first departed from Olduvai Gorge, we drove straight to Arusha to move our luggage from the cars onto a bus. The car I … Continue reading →

Posted in Returning to Houston | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kacey’s Blog: Day 10 6/27/24

Posted on July 2, 2024 by kc122

Hi blog. We spent the morning today learning about the different bone modifications that can be made by carnivores and hominids. Professor Dominguez Rodrigo showed us a couple of examples of punctures, furrowing, scoring, and pitting on bones. These are … Continue reading →

Posted in Olduvai Gorge | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kacey’s Blog: Day 9 6/26/24

Posted on July 2, 2024 by kc122

Hi blog. Today was amazing! After breakfast, we headed over to the BK dig site. Professor Dominguez Rodrigo informed us that we would be participating in the actual excavation! We all claimed individual square plots, grabbed a flathead screwdriver, bucket, … Continue reading →

Posted in Olduvai Gorge | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kacey’s Blog: Day 8 6/25/24

Posted on July 2, 2024 by kc122

Hi blog. Today was very eventful. We started the morning by learning how to conduct transects. We separated into groups of three and used quadrats that were two feet by two feet and we placed them every ten feet of … Continue reading →

Posted in Olduvai Gorge | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kacey’s Blog: Day 7 6/24/24

Posted on July 2, 2024 by kc122

Hi blog. Today was so cool! We started the day with a short lecture from David about the layers of rock that we would find at the Olduvai dig site. I learned that the LAS layer is fossil rich and … Continue reading →

Posted in Olduvai Gorge | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment