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Rose’s Blog Day 10–I Dig You ;)
Finally, what you all have been waiting for: the day that I discover a new hominid fossil. Well, not yet, probably not ever, but today was our first day of getting down in the dirt and excavating. Something about it … Continue reading
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Tagged 2024, Alcelaphini, dustanddustanddust, excavation, masaai market, rose, site BK, taphonomic bias profiling
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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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Tachycardia in Tanzania
Good morning starshine, the earth says hello! Today marks the first day in history that Rice students have assisted with archaeological excavations at Olduvai Gorge! We headed over to site BK, a 1.35 million-year-old site with lots of megafauna fossils, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2024, 6/26, camera trap photo dump, Day 10, I love my battering stone, level 4, Maasai market, McKenna, silly tachycardia, site BK
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