Re: [Texascavers] The 'underground astronaut' in search of ancient bones - New chapter of an old story

[Bill Steele via Texascavers]

Dr. Lee Berger is a friend of mine.

Bill Steele
cwilliamste...@gmail.com

> On Aug 30, 2017, at 6:11 PM, Jon Cradit via Texascavers 
>  wrote:
> 
> Elen Feuerriegel risked her life to recover bones hidden in a cave below the 
> rolling hills of South Africa. What she found helped open a new chapter in 
> the story of human evolution.
>  
> Four years ago, Dr Elen Feuerriegel was trawling the internet when she saw an 
> ad.
> The ad was unusual — it asked for three or four people for a short-term 
> project, but they had to be skinny, preferably small and could not be 
> claustrophobic.
> They also needed to be fit, have some caving experience, a good attitude and 
> be a team player.
> And they had to be willing to work in cramped quarters.
> Elen was intrigued.
> The ad described her to a tee.
> "I sat on it for an hour or two, thinking 'well if I fit the bill I should 
> really apply' but I didn't think I'd have a chance in heck that I'd even be 
> considered," she says.
> "And then I thought 'I would be a fool if I let this opportunity go by 
> without trying.' It cost me nothing, so why not?"
> So the 24-year-old Australian PhD student sent her resume — and her 
> measurements — to a man she'd never met in South Africa.
>  
>  
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-08-26/elen-feuerriegel-the-underground-astronaut/8825148?utm_source=sfmc_medium=email_campaign=abc_science_newsletter%3a125_id=f9e042d83d4ce8cddb605dd0ee1b4d8c56d0b9eb1556ba79ca7b029519da3225=email_id=Email%7cabc_science_newsletter%7c125_content=story_2_title
>  
> …
> Jon
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[Texascavers] The 'underground astronaut' in search of ancient bones - New chapter of an old story

[Jon Cradit via Texascavers]

Elen Feuerriegel risked her life to recover bones hidden in a cave below the 
rolling hills of South Africa. What she found helped open a new chapter in the 
story of human evolution.

Four years ago, Dr Elen Feuerriegel was trawling the internet when she saw an 
ad.
The ad was unusual - it asked for three or four people for a short-term 
project, but they had to be skinny, preferably small and could not be 
claustrophobic.
They also needed to be fit, have some caving experience, a good attitude and be 
a team player.
And they had to be willing to work in cramped quarters.
Elen was intrigued.
The ad described her to a tee.
"I sat on it for an hour or two, thinking 'well if I fit the bill I should 
really apply' but I didn't think I'd have a chance in heck that I'd even be 
considered," she says.
"And then I thought 'I would be a fool if I let this opportunity go by without 
trying.' It cost me nothing, so why not?"
So the 24-year-old Australian PhD student sent her resume - and her 
measurements - to a man she'd never met in South Africa.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-08-26/elen-feuerriegel-the-underground-astronaut/8825148?utm_source=sfmc_medium=email_campaign=abc_science_newsletter%3a125_id=f9e042d83d4ce8cddb605dd0ee1b4d8c56d0b9eb1556ba79ca7b029519da3225=email_id=Email%7cabc_science_newsletter%7c125_content=story_2_title

...
Jon

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