Dr. Ken Andrews and the Perspectives from Science honors course took a day off of class to enjoy a tour on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Leland Bement gave a tour in his neck of the woods at the Oklahoma Archaeological Survey. Dr. Bement has worked at the survey for 19 years and is currently researching past environments in the North American Great Plains and the Paleoindian way of life. He showed the excavated bison skeletons he's currently working to reconstruct to help piece together their hunting activities. To wrap up, Dr. Bement demonstrated how Paleoindians would have hunted using an atlatl, which propels a spear much further than one could throw. Each student got a turn to try it out (as did Dr. Andrews, so watch your behavior in his classes; he knows how to spear you now). It was a good afternoon in Norman! If you're interested in an internship with Dr. Bement, you can contact him by clicking here. #becausehonors
(The following picture is courtesy of the lovely Kristina Mayfield)
(The following video is courtesy of the talented spear-thrower Dr. Ken Andrews)
