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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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Taken on December 11, 2014