One grid at a time...
Colored flags mark significant bones which are being excavated in Pit 91.
Excavation proceeds in one meter squares, working down through about 18-20 cm of asphalt matrix at a time.
The work is slow, with relatively few squares excavated per year.
La Brea Tar Pits / George C. Page Museum
Los Angeles, California
December 11, 2014
See: www.tarpits.org
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One grid at a time...
Colored flags mark significant bones which are being excavated in Pit 91.
Excavation proceeds in one meter squares, working down through about 18-20 cm of asphalt matrix at a time.
The work is slow, with relatively few squares excavated per year.
La Brea Tar Pits / George C. Page Museum
Los Angeles, California
December 11, 2014
See: www.tarpits.org
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