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9. February 20159. February 2015 / mathcination / Leave a comment
Teeth of Elephas Recki subspecies

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Whatever your primary association to the heading of this post may be, the main characters in this story are elephants’ teeth and stars. Inspired by Jon Kalb’s book Adventures in the Bone Trade, I will discuss two aspects of the question: how old is this place or thing?

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