Box of donated artifacts turns out to be treasure trove of Neanderthal bones
Submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to archaeology@mander.xyz
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-donated-artifacts-treasure-trove-neanderthal.html
Submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to archaeology@mander.xyz
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-donated-artifacts-treasure-trove-neanderthal.html
tinycarnivoroussheep@possumpat.io 1 year ago
Wtf, someone just had a bunch of bones in their attic or something? Like, arguably human bones?
fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 year ago
Museum storage, it can be a bit of a black hole due to lack of funding. It takes a non-trivial amount of money and effort to digitise collections.