
Evolution
How 3-D Scanning Is Reinventing Paleoanthropology
It lets us excavate ancient fossils while preserving information about the sediments that hold them—crucial to understanding their age, among other things
Jesse Martin is a graduate researcher focused on archeology at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. His research focuses on the evolution of humans and has been published in Science, Nature Ecology & Evolution and Quaternary International.
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