More anthropology
Aug. 30th, 2005 10:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theyellowhobbitMy letter to Janet Monge:
Dear Professor Monge,
I don't know if you remember me, but I was in your intro to Human Evolution
class last year. I've been thinking of either taking on Anthropology as a
double major [in addition to my now major of Jewish studies that I'm more than
half done with] or switching into it completely and dropping Jewish studies.
I also want to move to Israel when I graduate [or soon after] so I was wondering
if you knew if the digs such as in Skhul and Qafzeh are still ongoing, and if it
would be realistic to think of being an anthropologist/archaeologist in Israel.
Does Penn have any digs there?
Are back on campus yet, and if so, would you have any time that I could stop by
and talk to you?
Thanks,
~Rachel
Her letter back:
Hello Rachel. Of course I remember you! I would be happy to help in any way in talking about your major.........
Israel......so interesting.......
The problem is that Israel is having a bit of a problem much like the US; that is, there is a real ultra conservative movement that is trying to stop archaeology and physical anthropology from happening. There are some who want even the very ancient materials - 100,000 to over 200,000 years old - reburied as ancestors. I am not sure at the moment of the state of excavations there but I will try to find out some info for you. Give me a little time. Perhaps we can meet when you are back on campus. All my best, Janet
Yay! She remembers me! [I guess all those fire drills we had in class were a bonding experience. Evene when I visited her for her office hours there were fire drills!]
Somehow I'm not surprised that there are Haredi Jews against excavations in Israel. Though I'm guessing the evolutionary ones are the more problematic ones. Ones that uncover things like the tunnels near the kotel and stuff would be proving Jewish history and the Tanach and stuff, so they might be more for that. Or not. But my guess is they'd never shut down all excavations in Israel. And if they did I could always be a teacher. I wonder if I have to get malaria and eat a bunny in order to be an anthropology professor...
I think we should have a big "We love Janet Monge" party. I'll invite Gwen and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
batshua and jtersesk and we can take Monge out to dinner at a kosher restaurant [so I can eat...] and it would be a blast.
Doesn't Bryn Mawr have the program where you can take a class at Penn?
Dear Professor Monge,
I don't know if you remember me, but I was in your intro to Human Evolution
class last year. I've been thinking of either taking on Anthropology as a
double major [in addition to my now major of Jewish studies that I'm more than
half done with] or switching into it completely and dropping Jewish studies.
I also want to move to Israel when I graduate [or soon after] so I was wondering
if you knew if the digs such as in Skhul and Qafzeh are still ongoing, and if it
would be realistic to think of being an anthropologist/archaeologist in Israel.
Does Penn have any digs there?
Are back on campus yet, and if so, would you have any time that I could stop by
and talk to you?
Thanks,
~Rachel
Her letter back:
Hello Rachel. Of course I remember you! I would be happy to help in any way in talking about your major.........
Israel......so interesting.......
The problem is that Israel is having a bit of a problem much like the US; that is, there is a real ultra conservative movement that is trying to stop archaeology and physical anthropology from happening. There are some who want even the very ancient materials - 100,000 to over 200,000 years old - reburied as ancestors. I am not sure at the moment of the state of excavations there but I will try to find out some info for you. Give me a little time. Perhaps we can meet when you are back on campus. All my best, Janet
Yay! She remembers me! [I guess all those fire drills we had in class were a bonding experience. Evene when I visited her for her office hours there were fire drills!]
Somehow I'm not surprised that there are Haredi Jews against excavations in Israel. Though I'm guessing the evolutionary ones are the more problematic ones. Ones that uncover things like the tunnels near the kotel and stuff would be proving Jewish history and the Tanach and stuff, so they might be more for that. Or not. But my guess is they'd never shut down all excavations in Israel. And if they did I could always be a teacher. I wonder if I have to get malaria and eat a bunny in order to be an anthropology professor...
I think we should have a big "We love Janet Monge" party. I'll invite Gwen and
batshua and jtersesk and we can take Monge out to dinner at a kosher restaurant [so I can eat...] and it would be a blast.Doesn't Bryn Mawr have the program where you can take a class at Penn?
