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Lab Assistant Enjoys By HELEN S. WELLS SUff Writer A?- - - - - "I sift soil samples where bodies have decayed," Dan Owens said when he rode a bus to take a look at sand layers near Columbia Mall. "It's a living." Owens is a lab assistant at the Institute of Archeology and Anthropology where he works from eight to ten hours a week. "We force water through a machine and find pieces of material. I've found seeds which were inside the stomach of a body when a person died," he said. The American Indians buried their dead in mounds made of layers of sand. Owens has found pieces of jawbone and teeth through the sifting process. The particles are so small ^^^nanone^iaTOo^een sifted they probably would not have been found. "You picture weird guys with glasses and frizzy hair down there, but they're really quite normal," he said. Jackson here isn't waiting for a lady - j ^^^ND^URPRISE i I S $5.50 FOR ANY 12" { !! ONE ITEM PIZZA AND Si j 1 FREE COKES. ? ! I (FREE LID WITH EVERY COKE) ! j | ! FAST, FREE DELIVERY m i | ONE COUPON PER PIZZA Mi GOODONLYON SUN. 5-2 j | 1 bonus roi iponi . i $1.00 OFF S| ! ANY 16" PIZZA ig I FAST, FREE DELIVERY ! ONE COUPON PER PIZZA ! NO EXPIRATION DATE 'H ! 2560301 ?- 4 ji BONUS COUPON j 50<t OFF S | ANY 12" PIZZA ! FAST, FREE DELIVERY ONE COUPON PER PIZZA NO EXPIRATION DATE g 256-0301 I ^. v.*"*-*' ? .? Sifting Soil Samples "Down there" is the institute beneath Maxcy dormitory. It is musty and usually hot there, Owens said. There are boxes of artifacts stacked on shelves along the walls. There are pieces of Indian pottery and baskets sitting on top of filing t* * vauiucia. nere are aiso a sinK, a coffee maker, long tables covered with broken bits of pottery, a glass case containing arrowheads, and a few workers like Owens who sit and dust fragments, painting white dots on each and numbering them. 4'We have a pretty good working relationship," he said. "Everyone gets to do the same thing at one time or another." "They provide everything for you to work with, but it can still get tedious. You're down in a basement with no windows and you hum or whistle while you work." His fraternity brothers and his dorm friends often ask him about his work. "I tell them I washed a whole bunch of rocks today." But they are interested that I get to work with old things "Yesterday I found tips of fingers and some little teeth." -he's just waiting on a friend. ? ZA ixpor Frankly my Dear, I'M ORDERING A DELICIOUS PIZZA FROM PIZZA EXPRESS! Where Extra Cheese Is Standard HflRgSflffo | I All Salon Services Sa!on Hours"^r?j To All USC Students Mon., Tues., Wed.. 10:00 6:30 H ? Faculty with ID. Thursday 9:009:00 pi | (Continuous Offer) ^ SSS ! not valid on specials - . c - H BH r Free Consultations j 1 BE Quality Professional { [ B Landmark Square Services 6 Products | [ B 6790 Garners Ferry Rd. Affordable Inflation Across from VA Hospital Fighter Prices H 776 5678 " No Appointment Necessar^^P Will ? MM ??mm 'J h Expires I i lrfv> SUper 4-29-82 | Chili Dog | :| with mustard and homemade chili jj H $1.09 I | j Gameroom and Ice Cream [;; ] j ! Open til 12:00 j] r??esspy---'* 1 Hot Fudge Sundae 4.29-821 S I With Vanilla Ice Cream j Topped with Milk Chocolate j j Syrup, Walnuts, Whipped Cream. , j [ I -lr ariH a c\y?rm ^ "~79?t"' | [ Game room and Ice Cream i | Open til 12:00 ^Jjj 1 I8 | THURSDAY SPECIAL J WAITING FOR THE WEEKEND ' S $7.05 FOR ANY 16" J ! ONE ITEM PIZZA AND J 4 pppp rr\i/cc I * -?_ WINLJ. H i'i FAST, FREE DELIVERY jj |! ONE COUPON PER PIZZA b I 256 0B0I GOOD ONLY ON THURS. 4-29 ! j FRIDAY BLUEPLATE $5.50 FOR A 16" i J CHEESE PIZZA AND i i 4 l"Ktt COKES. S (SORRY, NO TOPPINGS CAN BE ADDED) I FAST, FREE DELIVERY 5 ><;? run i ONE COUPON PER PIZZA I " ^ U:5U GOOD ONLY ON FRI. 4-30 f SATURDAY^DNESS | S $8.00 FOR ANY ! 6" J ! TWO ITEM PIZZA AND j i 4 FREE COKFS ! FAST. FREE DELIVERY ;; ONE COUPON PER PIZZA 256-0301 GOOD ONLY ON SAT. 5-1