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Uniformitarianism and the stratigraphic profiles of academia

One of the great challenges in paleoanthropological field work is understanding the sequence of events that led to the accumulation of materials at a site. How did these sediments get here? What agents led to the assemblage of fossils that … Continue reading

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The academic phylogeny of physical anthropology

UPDATE: As a brief update, Andrew is working in equal partnership with Liza Shapiro (Prof. of Anthropology, Univ. of Texas-Austin) and Brett Nachman (Graduate student at UT-Austin) on this project. The project is also going to continue to get updates … Continue reading

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“Graduate School Is a Means to a Job”

Karen Kelsky has a must-read piece for prospective or current graduate students in the Chronicle: Never forget this primary rule: Graduate school is not your job; graduate school is a means to the job you want. Do not settle in … Continue reading

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