July 2007 Archives

The sunrise in Kigali, Rwanda

Rwanda 2007: Shady Dealings, New Friends, and Free Safaris

Jul 25, 2007 | No Comments

I am back in the states safe and sound... Everybody has been asking about my trip so here are some of the stories from my two weeks in Rwanda. I had a great time there and actually got hooked up with a tour agency that sent us around the country for two days taking photos for them!

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A street scene in Kigali, Rwanda

Rwanda 2007: Electric Water, celebrities, and how to win a cow

Jul 8, 2007 | 4 Comments

So an interesting first day in Rwanda... It included celebrity sightings, third world experiences, getting ripped off by the US Embassy, and partying at the original Hotel Rwanda. All in all, a full day.

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A little girl enjoys some candy on the street in Diyarbakir, Turkey

Turkey 2007: Grandma Burnt the House Down Again

Jul 4, 2007 | No Comments

So my trench on the site hit the absolute jackpot in archaeology: A burned down, collapsed house with perfectly preserved artifacts. We literally doubled, if not tripled the number of small finds we had for this period from the last six years of excavating just from this collapse!

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