Computer-generated reconstruction of the elephant tooth (IMAGE)

Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee

Computer-generated reconstruction of the elephant tooth

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Rather than studying the elephant alone, researchers used the tooth as a biological archive to reconstruct the broader ecosystem shared by large mammals and early human toolmakers.

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Photos and illustrations courtesy of Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee and Hannah Farrell, University of Haifa

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