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July/August 2002

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Cubic feet of material Richard Klein’s team excavated from the Duinefontein Acheulean archaeological site in South Africa: 9,700

Weight, in tons, of that much dirt: 485

Months needed to excavate it: 10

Animal bones recovered: 6,150

Stone artifacts recovered, including flint stones: 2,771

TV shows based on “a modern Stone Age family”: 1

Year The Flintstones first appeared: 1960

Sources: Richard Klein; Hanna-Barbera

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