Benjamin Utting
@benjaminutting.bsky.social
Palaeoecologist/Lithicist | Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History ☀️ | PhD from the University of Cambridge | National Geographic Explorer
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Good question! We think, at least in the case of TBH1, the cranium was smashed when a rock fell on top of it long after death. Skulls tend to be pretty fragile due to their size and structure (giant bubble of bone), so they are often found in separate pieces.
September 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Good question! We think, at least in the case of TBH1, the cranium was smashed when a rock fell on top of it long after death. Skulls tend to be pretty fragile due to their size and structure (giant bubble of bone), so they are often found in separate pieces.
Wow!! What an accomplishment. Congratulations, @martamlahr.bsky.social !!!
July 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Wow!! What an accomplishment. Congratulations, @martamlahr.bsky.social !!!