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Tag Archives: physical anthropology

The Effect of Wild and Domestic Animal Scavenging on Skeletal Remains

March 9, 2022by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

Guest post by Christine Hymanyk (See Scattered, Ep 10 for my chat with Christine about her research project.) My animal scavenging experiment was inspired by several existing studies, some of […]

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Skeletal Remains Identification

November 22, 2021by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

This is more of an announcement, to get the word out…. I listened to a Just Science podcast episode about skeletal remains identification. It starts as the typical conversation in […]

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The Smell of Dead Pig in the Morning: The Search, Pt IV

October 1, 2021by reluctantarchaeologist 3 Comments

On August 4th, a team that consisted of Shari Forbes, a few Calgary Police Services Canine Unit officers and me, put out four pig carcasses in the wilds outside of […]

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The Smell of Dead Pig in the Morning: The Search, Pt III

September 20, 2021by reluctantarchaeologist 5 Comments

On August 4th, a team that consisted of Shari Forbes, a few Calgary Police Services Canine Unit officers and me, put out four pig carcasses in the wilds outside of […]

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The Smell of Dead Pig in the Morning: The Search, Pt II

September 11, 2021by reluctantarchaeologist 2 Comments

On August 4th, a team that consisted of Shari Forbes, a few Calgary Police Services Canine Unit officers and me, put out four pig carcasses in the wilds outside of […]

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The Smell of Dead Pig in the Morning: The Search, Pt I

September 5, 2021by reluctantarchaeologist 6 Comments

A month ago, a team that consisted of Shari Forbes, a few Calgary Police Services Canine Unit officers and me, put out four pig carcasses in the wilds outside of […]

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You are Your Teeth

August 23, 2014by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

I often forget that as a Physical Anthropologist I have a lot of knowledge that isn’t common. Nor is it *common* sense (or as common as common sense is nowadays). […]

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I Don’t Do Dinosaurs

August 8, 2014by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

“I’m an archaeologist.” I hate saying this for two reasons: 1) the uninformed responses I receive, such as, “Oh, you work in Drumheller?” and; 2) I’m really a physical anthropologist. […]

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Tripping into Academia

March 21, 2014by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

The Annual Meeting for the American Association for Physical Anthropologists is coming to Calgary, April 8-12th! I’m excited because usually this annual event is held in a city that requires […]

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3.2 Waiting

April 16, 2011by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

My flight that night was cancelled. I stayed in Grande Prairie an extra day. I watched the snow fall, the idiots trying to drive down the streets, and wondered how […]

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