This is the sixth of an eight-part series, airing every Friday. Alyssa was a participant in a bioarchaeology training program this summer. This was funded by a US National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduate (NSF-REU) grant.

Speaking to the listeners today about her experience of the NSF-REU bioarchaeology program is Alyssa McGrath (University of Notre Dame). Alyssa studied the talus in particular and used two methods to estimate the minimum number of individuals (MNI) among two populations dating to Bronze Age Arabia. We speak about these methods, the importance of interobserver error, and both the high points and any challenges during her experience.

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If you want to get in contact with Alyssa, she can be found on Twitter, Instagram, or you can send questions to the podcast address.

If you want to read more about the NSF-REU program, you can do so at the official blog and website. Other participants in the program include Quentin Burke, Silvio Ernesto Mirabal Torres, Charlie Downey, Cháylee Arellano, Rachel Heil and two others whose episodes will air in the future.

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