Hello all

Hey all, I'm Branwen. 

I'm in my fourth year of my anthropology major. I am originally from Calgary and thought it would be a nice change to get my degree on the west coast. I decided I wanted to go into anthropology in my grade 12 year just seemed like the logical thing to do based on my interests. 

My main interest is in cultural anthropology (both modern and ancient) but I seem to keep getting drawn to archaeology (sometimes you just cant have one without the other). I've also really enjoyed other disciplines such as Medieval studies and Greek and Roman studies.

I really enjoyed classes in technology and culture, ancient technology, myth and legends, as well as learning about earlier civilizations through the evidence they’ve left behind (bones, ruins, artifacts, etc.). I'm really getting into the topic of animals in ancient cultures. I was inspired to do this class after taking Dr. McGuire’s Barbarian class and doing a group project on mortuary archaeology, I wanted to learn more about what the dead could tell us about their past and the different ways people treat their dead.

I'm really hoping to get into a field school or an internship soon to gain some more experience in the field (so if any of you are in the same boat or have already done one of these give me a shout, I'd love to hear about it!).