Hello!
My name is Carly McNeill and I am a 3rd year Anthropology major. I am originally from the mainland but Vancouver Island captured my attention late in high school and I decided to move here for university! So here I am.
I first decided I wanted to go into Anthropology in grade twelve in my Comparative Civilizations class when we were discussing different hominins and evolution. It fascinated me and it had never been brought to my attention until that class; I talked to my teacher and she directed me to Anthropology.
I haven't had the chance to take a wide variety of higher level Anthropology courses yet at UVIC, but what I have taken I have really enjoyed. In particular, I really enjoyed Paleolithic Art and Primate Behaviour Ecology. What I find to be most interesting is studies around primates and the behaviours they exhibit. I also find the similarities in genetics between non-human primates, primates and ourselves to be very intriguing.
The reason Archaeology of Death caught my eye initially was because in previous Anthropology courses I have had the chance to discuss different grave goods left with the dead and I find that to be fascinating. I've always wanted to discuss burials and grave goods in further depth since learning about them.
I am looking forward to this course and reading everyone else's blog entries!
Carly
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