Marks on 3.4-million-year-old bones not due to trampling, analysis confirms
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 03:11
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 Journal of Human Evolution is publishing the results of the study, which developed new methods of fieldwork and analysis for researchers exploring the origins of tool making and meat eating in our ancestors.