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My eight-year-old nephew asked me if archaeologists ever find dinosaur bones, and I had to explain the whole 'that's paleontology' thing.
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valallen9d agoMost Upvoted
Ever wonder why we even have two different fields for old bones? It's not just about age. Archaeologists dig up stuff people made, which tells a story about culture. Paleontologists dig up natural stuff like dinosaur bones, which tells a story about biology. The real split is about studying human history versus studying the whole history of life. That's a pretty big difference in the questions they're trying to answer.
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holly_williams299d ago
But what about ancient human bones?
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