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Anna’s Blog: Bone Survey (6/26)
Hello World, I felt like a true scientist today! Along with 3 other students, a graduate student, and Dr. Charles, we ventured out beyond the Olduvai research camp by 20 minutes around Shifting Sands to get to a watering hole. … Continue reading
Alex’s Blog: Buckets of Bones (6/25)
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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Tagged 2024, Alex, bone survey, Ecomorphology, Large Felids, Olduvai Gorge, OT1, Total Station, wildebeest
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Alex’s Blog: Last Day at Olduvai (6/27)
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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Tagged 2024, Alex, bone survey, bones, Ecomorphology, excavation, fossils, Gulley, Large Felids, paleohabitat reconstruction
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It’s a bones day baby
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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Tagged 2024, 6/27, accidental cosplay x2, bone survey, Day 11, good soup, haggling expert, last day :(, laundry!, level 3, McKenna, paleohabitat reconstruction, site BK
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