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Home: Discover the past: Excavation in the late 20th century: Tiring work
The work was tiring because we were in such a cramped space and had to be so careful, using just hand trowels and brushes. We had to record the position of all the objects we saw. These were mainly bones and teeth - some of them from animals which are now extinct. We were really fascinated by the skeleton of a baby hyaena which had died in its burrow. Particularly exciting were the occasional finds of stone tools which showed that people had used the cave. Next
Excavation at Pin Hole

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