Tag Archives: 2024

When nature calls for a course review and wrap-up

Posted on July 2, 2024 by McKenna Castleberry

After exploring a wide range of African savanna and forested ecosystems, I have learned a lot about the native fauna and the land on which they live. Animals in Tanzania have to live with a mix of species, humans, and … Continue reading →

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Alex’s Blog: The Journey Home (6/28-6/30)

Posted on July 2, 2024 by al125

In the wise words of my mom, the journey home was a “helluva trek.” We started on our way Friday morning at 7:30 am. With clear eyes and full hearts, the BIOS/ANTH 323 crowd did not know what we had … Continue reading →

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Alex’s Blog: Buckets of Bones (6/25)

Posted on July 2, 2024 by al125

This morning, the professor from UNC Greensboro offered to take four students along to assist with his field work. Marlo, McKenna, Caroline, and I threw elbows and burned bridges to get in on his project. Not actually, but we did … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Day 10 (June 27): In Which I Very Much Resemble A Walking Cloud Of Dust

Posted on July 2, 2024 by vhl2

It was a melancholy feeling to be starting our final day. Though the trip wasn’t over yet (Istanbul make some noise), we were still ending something here. The feeling of a Sunday night before work on Monday was prevalent in … Continue reading →

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Day 9 (June 26): In Which I Am Become Indiana, Jones Of Bones

Posted on July 2, 2024 by vhl2

Archaeology Is like a plane ride No position Works – Freeform poem; I’m really scraping the barrel here Sweltering heat beats down. The sun’s glare is not so much angry as it is incensed, and the skin on my back … Continue reading →

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Alex’s Blog: Into the Gulley (6/24)

Posted on July 2, 2024 by al125

I was a little geologist today. We started off the morning at a secluded gulley within Olduvai Gorge. Wet season erosion uncovered new material from the gulley’s outcrop, which we surveyed for teeth from the L.A.S. layer – a strata … Continue reading →

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