February 2012
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Alright followers/anyone who feels like it. As an international student, I want to get a feel for the University of Leicester since it would be pretty much impossible for me to visit before heading over next fall. Tell me all about the city, the university, the Archaeology program, accommodation, and whatever else you think is important.
So everyone, what’s it like?
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In which John Stewart makes more sense than the... →
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Graduate school ranting, questions and general...
I have to admit I don’t know much about Universities in the UK other than program names, reputation, faculty, etc… but is it normal to be accepted somewhere without an interview? Especially for a graduate program. Also accommodation is done differently, (as sad as it sounds) I’m not sure I really know how to go about applying for housing! And then there’s the whole...
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Journeys Through Grief – Part 1: Bioarch in... →
oldowan:
Not palaeo, but I occasionally feel the need to post something Irish.
The Galway to Ballinasloe N6 road scheme in the Republic of Ireland was 56 km long: metre for metre, one of the largest archaeological projects anywhere in the world. The archaeology found along the scheme has shed new light on the treatment of the dead at crucial stages of Irish history. In the first of our new...
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Saw "The Innkeepers" at a midnight showing.
Like, NO, NO you do not get to sleep tonight. Honestly I had my eyes closed for 90% of this movie and I’m still freaked out. I’m just shitty with horror movies, even ones that by many wouldn’t be considered scary. Whatever. Never. Again.
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Quantum Leap is on.
This makes me very happy.
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So today in the bioarch lab we worked with early medieval remains from the UAE! So much bone dust :P
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I got an offer to the University of Leicester!!!
To the Archaeology MA program!!!
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holy shit there's tear gas
TEAR GAS
SHIT
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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This club can’t even handle my reaction to the Avengers trailer.
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We need to win. Because we're better.
Oh my God Betty White. What Even.
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Patriots? Why? Just win. Ok. Just. Win.
Either way there’s gonna be a riot on campus. At least if you win it’ll be a happy riot.
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Families Suffer Through Chicago Morgue Backlog →
theossuary:
A very sad story from NPR:
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office was so far behind in burials for the poor that bodies have been stacking up. Conditions at the overcrowded morgue have been described as inhumane and unsanitary, and there are reports that the department has lost track of bodies. Following efforts to change its practices, the morgue is now trying to catch up and...