THE ATLANTIC: The Game-Changing Technique Behind an Amazing New Archaeological Discovery
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Description
Douka’s master’s student Samantha Brown did this in 2015, starting with what she describes as “a massive one-liter bag of fragmented bones.” Working with Mike Buckley from the University of Manchester, Brown drilled 700 of these fragments, and was initially disappointed to find exactly zero hominins. Undeterred, she went back to Russia, got another bag, and drilled hundreds more. And with bone 1,227, she got a hit.
Media contributions
| Title | The Game-Changing Technique Behind an Amazing New Archaeological Discovery |
|---|---|
| Media name/outlet | The Atlantic |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United States |
| Date | 3/10/18 |
| Description | Douka’s master’s student Samantha Brown did this in 2015, starting with what she describes as “a massive one-liter bag of fragmented bones.” Working with Mike Buckley from the University of Manchester, Brown drilled 700 of these fragments, and was initially disappointed to find exactly zero hominins. Undeterred, she went back to Russia, got another bag, and drilled hundreds more. And with bone 1,227, she got a hit. |
| URL | https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/10/ancient-humans-neanderthals-denisovans/571966/ |
| Persons | Michael Buckley |