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| Historic item found along Oregon coast | 7/14/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I found a wooden object along the shoreline in Charleston, Oregon names Fossil Point. I was hunting ...
A: There is a way to attache photos to your All Experts questions but I'm not sure how it is done. So ...
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| dna testing | 7/11/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: in a paternity test of fetal tissue, is it possible to acquire a false positive if you test the ...
A: In fetal tissue, in fact all tisssues, you will have one set of alleles from the mother and the ...
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| College! | 7/9/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I'm a high school junior who has been interested in archaeology since she can remember. I have been ...
A: Old World Archaeology? Do you mean classical as in Roman, Greek etc...? Or do you mean Bronze Age, ...
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| Can't find the perfect college fit! | 7/9/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I'm a high school senior and have been interested in archaeology since 9th grade! And after ...
A: Well the U of P has a good classical program but lets take a look at U of North Texas and U Florida. ...
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| Can't find the perfect college fit! | 7/9/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I'm a high school senior and have been interested in archaeology since 9th grade! And after ...
A: First a series of questions: 1) what state do you live in? 2) Archaeology as a field of study or ...
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| Interest in Archeology | 7/7/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: my names Jennifer and I'm going to be attending Humboldt State University this fall. I am still ...
A: Humboldt has a small program which includes some archaeology. Mary Scoggin, departmental chair is ...
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| State school for anthropology major with a focus on South America-Follow Up | 7/6/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I am mostly interested in Archaeology. Particularly the Incas, however I am also interested in some ...
A: The best one by far and used by most (but not all) is www.shovelbums.org. This is a great place to ...
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| State school for anthropology major with a focus on South America | 7/5/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I'm in a community college at the moment and I am looking to transfer to a larger university to ...
A: Well, if you can tell me if you are interested in Archaeology of South America or Anthropology (as ...
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| State school for anthropology major with a focus on South America | 7/5/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I'm in a community college at the moment and I am looking to transfer to a larger university to ...
A: Both good schools. NMSU has a good-to strong program in Meso-American anthropology/Archaeology. ...
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| State school for anthropology major with a focus on South America | 7/5/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I'm in a community college at the moment and I am looking to transfer to a larger university to ...
A: U Florida and U North Texas both have reasonably good programs for central and south America. Both ...
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| archeology | 7/3/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I am 59 and will retire soon at 65. I want to study archeology and get an associate degree. I live ...
A: The university system in Washington state has a reasonably well respected degree program in the ...
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| affordable colleges | 7/1/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: For several weeks I have been researching about colleges that major in archaeology. It is a ...
A: They have a good program although it is focused on the norther plains. This is not a bad thing if ...
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| affordable colleges | 7/1/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: For several weeks I have been researching about colleges that major in archaeology. It is a ...
A: Most private schools are very expensive but there are some very good programs at state schools and ...
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| Ancient Egypt | 6/30/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Based on Archeological evidence what race were the Ancient Egyptians? I heard they were White during ...
A: The ancient Egyptians were north African or Semitic peoples. This is not really Caucasian but ...
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| ancient underwater structures | 6/28/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Mr. Salier, I believe that I have discovered an underwater city of vast proportions on Google Earth. ...
A: If you did it right then I have a place in the deep ocean south of Alaska and west off the coast of ...
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| ancient underwater structures | 6/28/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Mr. Salier, I believe that I have discovered an underwater city of vast proportions on Google Earth. ...
A: Although it is within the realm of possibility and we know of several sites of cities that have been ...
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| pyramids | 6/27/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Im a bit concern with the Giza Pyramids..why such great structures with no hieroglyphics were ever ...
A: The pyramids of Giza are part of a massive mortuary complex and is by far one of the most studied ...
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| Archaeology Schools | 6/24/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I have always wanted to be an archaeologist, but the problem is I have dyslexia. I am smart, but ...
A: I am also a dyslexic! What is cool is that even though we have problems with tests and reading, we ...
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| k/t fossils from california | 6/24/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I read A letter from someone asking where the nearest k/t boundry fossils could be found in ...
A: I believe that the UC San Diego campus has one of the best Geology Departments in the UC system. ...
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| k/t fossils from california | 6/23/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I read A letter from someone asking where the nearest k/t boundry fossils could be found in ...
A: Below is an article that in part responds to yourCordilleran Section Meeting - 105th Annual Meeting ...
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| Dinasour Tissue not fossilized | 6/21/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Why would we find dinasaur bones that aren't fossilized? Also why do i see any layers of strata ...
A: There are several dating methodologies that are based on Physics and the physical characteristics of ...
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| The 'Season' | 6/17/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I read a lot about the so-called 'season' of an archaeological dig in Egypt, what period does this ...
A: As you can well imagine, Egypt is a very hot place during the summer. In fact from about Mid April ...
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| Pictoglyph paint and shapes of rocks | 6/6/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Im digging in the woods behind my house. These woods have a creek nearby and lots of boulder rocks ...
A: Digging damages and destroys archaeological sites. So if you do have something important, it is ...
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| Nautical Archaeology | 6/4/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: My name is Sierra. I saw a question posted by someone named Jake that jogged my interest here. I ...
A: That is a very tough question to answer. The number of jobs in Nautical Archaeology is still rather ...
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| Unknown figurine | 6/2/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: many years and were wondering of its origin. It is made of clay. I am attaching a picture for ...
A: It looks Mexican. However, it is a rather unusual item. Would you be willing to take some ...
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| Interview | 5/28/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I am doing a project for my school, and we are supposed to obtain an interview from a professional ...
A: 4 years for a BA and then 2 to 5 years more for a Masters and perhaps a PhD. Yes, I have found it ...
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| archaeology | 5/20/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I am Bhavatosh Dhavale from India.I have completed my Masters in Anthropology from the university of ...
A: There are many universities around the world that have programs. Typically in a PhD program it is ...
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| Ground levels | 5/18/2009 | John J. Shea |
Q: A friend and I were wondering why archaeoloical finds (e.g. Roman roads) are always located so far ...
A: Julia Things like roads get buried in several ways either -sediment erodes onto them from higher ...
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| Career switch? | 5/16/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I'm presently working as a computer software programmer. I realized during my college life that I ...
A: You may want to focus on a more unique type of archaeology which is a marriage of the more technical ...
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| archaeology | 5/15/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: i am a student of 12th standard..i am from India...i want to be an archaeologist.i am interested in ...
A: There are many fine universities in India which look at the archaeology of the region. Since you ...
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| Looking for the right graduate program... | 5/12/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I took several courses in archaeology during my time as an undergrad, but not so many as to qualify ...
A: Don't let the degree in English stop you. In fact, that may be a plus since many Archaeologists ...
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| 8 pound canon ball identification | 5/11/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I have an 8 pound, about 4 inch dia, cannon ball that I thought was solid. During cleaning with ...
A: From you initial description, I would have expected it to be hollow with a wall thickness of about ...
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| 8 pound canon ball identification | 5/11/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I have an 8 pound, about 4 inch dia, cannon ball that I thought was solid. During cleaning with ...
A: It may seem solid but it may be solid packed with black powder and the heat from the drill could dry ...
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| 8 pound canon ball identification | 5/11/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I have an 8 pound, about 4 inch dia, cannon ball that I thought was solid. During cleaning with ...
A: It sounds like you have a percussion cannon ball from the US Civil War. The brass plug is the ...
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| Lithic Technology | 5/11/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Did later peoples continue to use the core-&-blade technology of the Clovis era ?
A: Yes, The core and blade technology was used until late in the Archaic periods and may have been ...
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| phd program for south east asia archeology | 4/14/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I am a student of archaeology master program in university of Indonesia. I am interested in doing a ...
A: I apologise, you had indicated ancient archaeology. This is a much different situation. Harvard ...
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| phd program for south east asia archeology | 4/13/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I am a student of archaeology master program in university of Indonesia. I am interested in doing a ...
A: This is a difficult request. For India, the university at Delhi is probably the best but they don't ...
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| Archaeology | 4/8/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Archaeology is the second thing i want to be. An d I want to know how is it to be that and i have a ...
A: You have a very unusual name. Can you tell me where you are from? Archaeology is an interesting ...
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| summer programs focasing on archaeology/anthropology | 4/8/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I am currently a Junior at the University of Rhode Island with a major in history and a minor in ...
A: Join www.shovelbums.org and take a look at the field schools they have listed there. Remember to ...
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| grad prorgrams | 4/8/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Salier, My name is Colin and I am a high school senior about to graduate and have decided that I ...
A: Both are good schools and will give you a well rounded degree in Anthropology. I would also ...
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