Lost & Found Tooth

We called in sick and headed for Sterkfontein, a group of rugged limestone caves where, in 1936, the first fossil remains of Australopithecus africanus were found. Although it was a work site not open to tourists, the chief archaeologist invited us in and showed us around. He gave a small pick-ax to the ten-year-old and encouraged her to whack a chunk of stone. She did, breaking off a piece that held a perfect 2-million-year-old tooth. Too bad her school did not teach evolution, for when she returned the next day, all she could say was that she was feeling better. (100)