unearthing early excavation exploration HUMAN REMAINS ReBeCcA FeLiX
ThE HiLlS HAVE BONES
ThE SuN BeAtS DoWn On YoUr BaCk As YoU RoAm ThE AfRiCaN HiLlSiDeS You trudge alongside a scientist and her student returning to your truck empty-handed You spent hours searching the slopes in extreme heat hunting for evidence of ancient beings Clues to humankind’s history may lie buried in these hills But if they do you haven’t found them Suddenly something catches your eye You shout in excitement It’s a piece of bone As you all begin to carefully dig up the find you discover it is not the only bone nearby Aided by a team of archaeologists you help uncover dozens of bone pieces over several days They are all part of one skeleton The skeleton is like none ever found before You and your team have unearthed the remains of an unknown species Researchers use computer programs to recreate the being’s features They learn the being walked upright It had two legs two arms and hair Did you just find the world’s oldest human ancestor 5
