Two OSU undergraduates made their first trip to Oman last autumn. Drew Arbogast spent intensive time working with the Oman Botanic Garden collecting botanical samples for his phytolith reference project. Annalee stayed for the long-haul collecting reference samples, participating in hyrax-midden hunting, and acquiring more than her fair share of dust inhalation during excavation. Both students agree that their time in Oman was a transformative experience and now have a love for camel meat.
Drew and Abby at the Oman Botanic Garden with Zawan Al Qassabi, the Herbarium Specialist. Annalee in the course of hyrax midden survey