Tag Archives: fossils

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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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 →

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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 →

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Kacey’s Blog: Day 6 6/23/24

Posted on July 2, 2024 by kc122

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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Caroline’s Blog: June 24: The Tooth Collector

Posted on June 27, 2024 by cap15

Today I was a scavenging bird I dug up teeth from an ancient herd They once grazed and browsed Then in stone they were housed By ash, dust, and stone tools obscured   Quote of Day: “What did you get … Continue reading →

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