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Rose’s Blog Day 11–Not An Ode to Bones
There was a period during my youth (freshman year of college) when I was decidedly pre-med. Coincidentally, this was also the period during which I first encountered my friend, the tooth person. During this period, I shadowed an emergency medicine … Continue reading
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Tagged 2024, Alcelaphini, bones, rose, sunset, taphonomic bias profiling
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Rose’s Blog Day 9–I Feel Poopy
Yet another comparison of Houston to Tanzania–in Houston, it’s hardly a surprise to see a few dozen pieces of litter within eyeshot. Even in the bayous, which we are so proud of, it’s not unusual to see more trash (and … Continue reading
Marlo’s Blog – 06/26/24 Chat, Is This What Heaven Is Like?
Today was a good day because today I got to dig. On a fateful day in 2012, my uncle, who was probably just sick of hearing me yap, handed me his iPhone and let me play the new game he’s … Continue reading
Marlo’s Blog – 06/25/24 We Go On A Side Quest
Okay, so I’m realising that I mixed up my days, and the portal into the past I wrote about yesterday was actually the afternoon of the 25th. So just reference that if you want to know what my afternoon was … Continue reading
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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Kacey’s Blog: Day 6 6/23/24
Hi blog. Yesterday, we visited an Olduvai Gorge excavation site. It was so cool!! Finally, we’re getting right into the biological anthropology / archaeology side of this trip! We started the morning with a tour of the Olduvai Gorge museum … Continue reading
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Tagged bipedalism, bones, excavation, fossils, lodge, mioceneapes, stonetools
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Day 10 (June 27): In Which I Very Much Resemble A Walking Cloud Of Dust
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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Tagged 2024, bones, copious amounts of dirt, the sun is a deadly laser, vivian
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Day 9 (June 26): In Which I Am Become Indiana, Jones Of Bones
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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Caroline’s Blog: June 25: Of Wildebeest Bones and a Strong Wind
Dry, scattered bones of the Wildebeest Leftovers from the carnivores’ feast Through goats and through wind We flagged, labeled and binned One hundred eighty six bones at least Quote of the day: ”A limerick a day keeps the diarrhea away” … Continue reading
