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Traditional or GPS? Both How do they perfect the site? area covered w/ sediment & branches also have to protect animals walking through How old are fossils they're digging up? 1. 2 million years ago- oldest up to 50,000 years ago What is his favorite excavation? Site 15 found complete skeleton of an elephant What happens to fossils at museum at Nairoki? Clean; catalog, stone How do you clean fossils? Use air compressor Some chemicals also used Small brush used for very delicate fossils How old was elephant situating site? 0.975 million years ago Tools found made of stone Who else does he work with in museum? Is it hard to live at an excavation? Not hard. They have normal food. Too hot though. How do Kenyans feel about these fossils & excavations? Important School kids come to visit exhibits at museum Who owns the fossils? The government How does he travel to far away excavations? Usually by plane, Always very sunny! How long to learn laboratory skills? About 3 yrs. Much time just watching in beginning Where is he from in Kenya? Same areas many researched. Some family traditions His son also wants to be an archaeologist What fossils are most fragile? How do they protect fossils? Tissue, cloth, plaster