Count Down to Kick-off

Hey Everyone,

As most of you know, I will be heading out this summer and fall to conduct my dissertation research project:

"Quantitative Assessment of Infraorbital Morphology in Homo: Testing for Character Independence and Evolutionary Significance."

Which, when translated from the Greek, means that I will be measuring the "cheek region" of the human skull to find out how well this part of the facial skeleton distinguishes different human species.

Since my research requires that I measure essentially every available human fossil skull, I will be traveling to the many museums and universities around the globe where these fossils are curated. Consequently, starting in June, for the next 9 months or so, I will be embarking on what paleoanthropologists call "The Grand Tour", traveling to: Russia, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain, France, Monaco, Italy, Greece, Austria, The Czech Republic, Croatia, New York City, Washington D.C., Israel, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Africa, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, and China.

I know a lot of friends and family want to be kept in the loop while I'm traveling, and since I probably won't have time to email or call everyone individually, I thought starting a blog to document this adventure was the way to go. So here it is... my "Wherever I May Roam" blog.