8 Zeresenay Alemseged photographs specimens as the moon rises over Dikika. DENNÉ REED
7 This well-preserved fossil skull of a carnivore found at Dikika belongs to the same family as modern dogs, jackals, wolves and their relatives. DENIS GERAADS
6 The Dikika child appears to have lived in a delta setting. Other animals recovered in the area include aquatic creatures, such as this fossil crocodile. DENIS GERAADS
5 The excavation team sifts through sediment from the surface of the site where the child's was discovered, to search for additional fossil remains. JONATHAN WYNN
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4 The fossil surveyors comb the slopes on which the Dikika baby was found, searching for small fossil fragments that may remain. DENNÉ REED
3 Expedition leader Zeresenay Alemseged holds a newly found fossil specimen. JONATHAN WYNN
2 View of the sediments of the Dikika Research Project area, with a goat herd traversing one of the many ridges. JONATHAN WYNN
1 The dry river valley in which the child was found. White deposits of the Sidi Hakoma Tuff used as age constraints on the fossil can be seen in the middle foreground. DENNÉ REED
