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A geological and archaeological hike in northeastern Ohio on the last day of winter

Mark Wilson March 19, 2018 9:14 pm

It was a beautiful latest-winter day in Wooster. Nick Wiesenberg had the great idea of taking an afternoon to hike through Pee Wee Hollow, a wooded area of ravines, streams and rocky exposures a few miles northwest of Wooster near … Continue reading →

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A Wooster Geologist visits the caves of Tel Maresha in central Israel

Mark Wilson March 21, 2016 3:02 am

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — My last day in Israel was spent with my friend Yoav Avni exploring some sites in the central part of the country before my flight left Tel Aviv late in the evening. The most geological place … Continue reading →

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Paleontological heaven in the northern part of Makhtesh Gadol

Mark Wilson March 17, 2016 12:17 am

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL — Today I spent quality time with two Israeli students and some of the most interesting fossils in the world. Yael Leshno and Or Eliasson, students at Hebrew University, joined me for a walking journey through the … Continue reading →

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Last Fieldtrip for Climate Change

gwiles November 13, 2014 11:27 am

As the weather cools – the Wooster Geology Climate Change class ventured out in the field one more time. For the remainder of the semester we will try to get some work done. Two sites were visited – the Cedar Creek … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologists return to the Cedar Creek Bog and Excavation Site

Mark Wilson October 25, 2014 5:18 pm

WOOSTER, OHIO–Greg Wiles and I got to experience a bit of field archaeology today at the Cedar Creek Mastodon excavation site. Greg’s Climate change class has visited the site and its associated bog twice this semester: once to do some … Continue reading →

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In the Valley of Elah

Mark Wilson April 13, 2014 2:55 pm

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–Simon Schama begins his magnificent series The Story of the Jews at an archaeological site near the Valley of Elah called Khirbet Qeiyafa. He said that the first physical evidence for the existence of the Jewish people was … Continue reading →

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Seeing the archaeological site of Shivta through a geologist’s eyes

Mark Wilson April 12, 2014 12:30 pm

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–The tradition we’ve built over the years on our Israel expeditions is to travel to interesting places on Saturdays to take a break from work. Yes, it appears geologists never really stop geologizing, but then that’s not really … Continue reading →

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Volcanology Meets Archaeology on the Uenohara Plateau

mpollock July 26, 2013 6:24 pm

KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN – The Uenohara Jomon-no-mori Archaeological Museum hosts the largest and oldest remains of a permanent ancient settlement in Japan. It is a nationally designated historic site where the remains of a 9,500 year old Jomon Period village have … Continue reading →

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