Science: The Diggers

Little bands of men roaming over the earth, poking in pits, caves, quarries, stream beds for vestiges of the creatures who roamed the earth before them, . .. Bigger bands of men examining maps, bringing steam shovels, excavating a tooth, a bracelet, a, whole dead civilization. . . . Millions of dollars are spent in digging every year. Following are significant efforts and exhumations in the Americas during the past few months.

Bones. Old bones, so old that they have turned to stone, excite the lay imagination...

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