Marks on 3.4-million-year-old bones not due to trampling, analysis confirms
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 21:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Marks on two 3.4 million-year-old animal bones found at the site of Dikika, Ethiopia, were not caused by trampling, an extensive statistical analysis confirms. The results of the study developed new methods of fieldwork and analysis for researchers exploring the origins of tool making and meat eating in our ancestors.