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)



Where's the tooth now, Bex? I assume Nila wasn't allowed to keep it? Did the school not teach evolution because they contested it or just not at her age?
Incredible find !!!!
I hope she kept it safe and it rests in some hallowed place like on a tiny purple pillow in a glass box sealed in a gold frame ...