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Eastern Oregon University: Using Geophysics to Uncover Neanderthal Extinction
February 11, 2020
LA GRANDE, Oregon, Feb. 11 -- Eastern Oregon University issued the following news:

Associate Professor of Anthropology Rory Becker uses geophysics and remote sensing to uncover archeological dig sites. Through electrical resistance tomography and sediment depth estimations, Becker determines locations to excavate where he might uncover Neanderthal burial areas.

Since 2013, Becker has been collaborating with archeologists in Croatia on the ArcheoLim Project. On Feb. 13, . . .

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