digging for excavation exploration DINOSAURS RaChAeL L ThOmAs
PiEcEs Of THE PAST
YoU’Ve BeEn SeArChInG ThE OpEn PlAiNs Of SoUtHeRn MoNtAnA FoR ThReE DaYs Your team has been scanning the ground for hidden dinosaur remains Now you spot something promising at your feet It looks like a piece of bone You wave your team over and begin to dig You break up layers of rock with picks and jackhammers The sun beats down and your hands are caked with dirt For a long time there is nothing to see but dust and stones Then you see another bone This one looks larger than the first You dig more carefully now Bone by bone your team unearths the skeleton of a dinosaur Once the great body of the dinosaur is exposed you stand and admire your finding This skeleton is the remains of a great prehistoric creature You feel as though you are looking into the distant past 5
