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Online fossil hunters to help comb Kenyan desert

Members of the public are being invited to help hunt for fossils in the Kenyan desert, in an online citizen science initiative called Fossilfinder.
Volunteers will sift one million images from the arid Turkana Basin, a key area for fossils of early human ancestors.
These photos were taken by archaeologists using a special aerial camera system mounted on kites, drones and other devices.
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