Barely visible here, but this is part of the skull. It has been crushed by time and the overburden. The roots of one molar are visible in the lower right corner, the "tinge of blue".
This is a better view of the molar roots.
I'm pointing to the skull in situ.
The GPS receiver is marking the locating, indicating the skull very close to the ditch.
Then across the road I noted some broken tusk fragments. These have been spread around by a road grader.
Digging near the tusk fragments, I uncovered the first big bone! This is the end of a humerus coming into view.
My hammer is placed next to the humerus to indicate a reference scale for the bone.
Now back across the road to the partial skull. It has been uncovered, undercut and ready to be plastered.
The photo shows the humerus, at upper left. Beside the humerus is one rib, near the screwdriver handle, and in the bottom of the hole one thoracic vertebra is making its appearance.
The humerus is still in its original position, near the blue tarp, in the lower right corner, with the 22 inch rib along side.
The humerus is still in position, but the rib has been plastered and will be removed as soon as the plaster dries.
The rib has been removed and the humerus is plastered. One of the tusks from the lower jaw was found near the end of the humerus and can be seen at the right.
