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Tim D. White, et al.
Science 326, 64 (2009);
DOI: 10.1126/science.1175802
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AUTHORS’SUMMARIES
C
harles Darwin and Thomas
Huxley were forced to
ponder human origins
and evolution without a relevant
fossil record. With only a few
Fig. 2. The ARA-VP-6/500 skeletal excavation. Successive zooms on the ARA-VP-6/500 partial skeleton
discovery are shown. Insets show the application of consolidant to the tibia shaft and removal of the os
coxae in a plaster jacket in 1994–1995. No skeletal parts were found articulated (the mandible excavation
succession shows the close proximity of a proximal hand phalanx and trapezium). Only in situ specimens Fig. 3. The ARA-VP-6/500 skeleton. This is a
are shown on the plan and profile views. Note the tight vertical and wider horizontal distributions of the composite photograph to show the approximate
remains. Local strata dip ~5° to the east. The lower inside corner of each yellow pin flag marks the center placement of elements recovered. Some pieces
point for each in situ specimen from the 1994–1995 excavation. The 1995–1996 excavation recovered found separately in the excavation are rejoined
additional, primarily craniodental remains between these flags and the vehicle. The boulder pile here. Intermediate and terminal phalanges are
emplaced at the end of the 1996–1997 excavation marks the discovery site today. only provisionally allocated to position and side.