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...scavenger. Extracting the fossils of such creatures is harder than finding them. These palaeontologists aren't eggheads: they spend seven hours each day under a scorching sun levering boulders and smashing them open with sledgehammers. On the first day, Archer notices the idiosyncratic hammering technique of honors student Kenny Travouillon, who's on his first trip to Riversleigh. "What you're doing's good, but try this," Archer suggests, sliding his dominant hand down the handle as the tool descends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Secrets of the Bones | 7/29/2004 | See Source »

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