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Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel (our IBA meeting venue)

Mark Wilson August 2, 2010 8:03 am

KIEL, GERMANY–It is always interesting for an academic to visit another college or university … and we get many opportunities. The International Bryozoology Association meeting is being held at the Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel (University of Kiel for most … Continue reading →

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Tragedy at Bear River: two very different historical narratives

Mark Wilson July 17, 2010 4:10 pm

PRESTON, IDAHO–I knew on our drive this morning that Preston, Idaho, is famous as the setting for the Napoleon Dynamite movie. (You can even download “Napoleon Dynamite’s sweet map” of the town.) I did not know that just north of … Continue reading →

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Holiday travel in southern Israel

Mark Wilson June 12, 2010 12:29 pm

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL — Today we took the usual weekly shabbat break from fieldwork and spent the day as tourists.

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Geological and Archaeological Park at Timna

Mark Wilson June 5, 2010 12:31 pm

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL — Our last stop on our shabbat trip today was at Timna Park north of Eilat, Israel.  Here we saw a combination of geology and archaeology.  The porous sandstones exposed in the cliffs have been mineralized along … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Vicksburg and Geology

Mark Wilson May 29, 2010 9:26 pm

VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI — The Wooster Geologists southern USA team spent the better part of the day at the site of the Civil War Battle of Vicksburg (May 18-July 4, 1863).  As is the case with virtually every battle, the local … Continue reading →

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A more recent history

Mark Wilson May 28, 2010 7:53 pm

BALDWYN, MISSISSIPPI — When possible on these geological field trips we explore the local culture and history of the region in which we are temporary guests.  This morning we visited the small Civil War battlefield of Brice’s Crossroads (June 10, … Continue reading →

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End of Wooster Israeli Fieldwork — For Now

Mark Wilson September 9, 2009 8:21 am

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–After today’s work near Makhtesh Ramon, our fieldwork is over for this season.  This evening I pack up our collections in my luggage, have a last dinner with Yoav and his family in their desert home, and then … Continue reading →

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Bronze Age Predecessors

Mark Wilson September 7, 2009 1:12 pm

MAKHTESH GADOL, ISRAEL–My field area contains several rocky ruins like the structure pictured below.  These are the remains of shelters and livestock enclosures constructed during the Bronze Age about 4000 years ago.  Flint chips and the occasional scraper can be … Continue reading →

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A Wooster Geologist in St. Petersburg, Russia

Mark Wilson June 16, 2009 7:33 am

I am absolutely stunned by the beauty of this city.  The ornate architecture and building colors combined with the water and changing skies, all marinated in more historical drama than any city should bear, is overwhelming.  I can’t imagine a … Continue reading →

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The War Was Not Long Ago

Mark Wilson June 11, 2009 2:29 am

PUTILOVO, LENINGRAD REGION, RUSSIA–Nearly every evening one of the many vodka toasts of our geological party is: “To the great victory over the Germans!”  This may be because all of our study sites were on one frontline or another during … Continue reading →

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