I am currently in the middle of re-writing my NSF dissertation improvement grant. Not fun. It's taking me for freaking ever and I just can't seem to get it done. So to avoid having to stare at it some more I'll do a quick recount of my excavation of a burial two weeks ago.
Some kids found a burial out at a teen party spot, under some rocks in a little overhang on a rock outcrop. The sheriff didn't know if it was historic/prehistoric, native american/or whitee. So he called a forensic anthropologist here at UNLV. Since all the archaeology professors were out on business, the forensic anthropologist took me and a couple of her students along. Long story short, I got to excavate the burial. It still had some flesh on different parts of the bones (although it was leather hard or even brittle in some places). Anyway, it was an interesting morning and nice to get out of the office. So that's my story...sadly it was short and now I have to go back to the NSF. For those of you out at Jim Allison's fieldschoo, I think I'll be coming to visit June 14 or 15 or somewhere around then. Are there any tents with only one guy in them, or should I bring my own tent?
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Does it seem like the semester never ended or what? It's like after my last paper was turned in, I had three more projects waiting on the table. Oh, well.
there's the slight chance you can have a bed when you come out (yes, I said "bed"-we're at a fire station adn brad adn aaron sleep inside so i figure you could join them) but don't quote me on it.
Plus there's alsways Brad and Aaron's tent they're not using
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