February 24, 2015 edition

Thirty-three pitch-black stones the size of matches formed a long figure resembling the femur of a ruminating animal. A team of researchers from the Yogyakarta Archeological Center concluded: it came from an ancient buffalo that lived a million years ago.
Bambang Duhgita, 45, discovered the fossils while searching for precious stones in the Oya River, around 500 meters from his home in Bejiharjo village, Yogyakartaabout 1.5 kilometers from Pindul Cave, a popular tourist destination.

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January 1, 1970 edition

Clear weather prevailed in Urisa village, West Papua. No rain had fallen for two months in the area when a team of researchers from the Lengguru Expedition arrived in early November last year. In Urisa the group was hospitably welcomed by village residents. Small tents and research posts were promptly erected in the middle of the village. Some team members set up a base camp while others dispersed to gather data on plants, insects, birds and reptiles in forests, rivers, lakes and caves.

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January 1, 1970 edition

Clear weather prevailed in Urisa village, West Papua. No rain had fallen for two months in the area when a team of researchers from the Lengguru Expedition arrived in early November last year. In Urisa the group was hospitably welcomed by village residents. Small tents and research posts were promptly erected in the middle of the village. Some team members set up a base camp while others dispersed to gather data on plants, insects, birds and reptiles in forests, rivers, lakes and caves.
Lina Juswara, a botanical researcher from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), was aware of the very hot weather in Urisa. Still, the team carried on gathering samples. "It would have been a pity to waste time," Lina told Tempo on January 27. The expedition team only stayed in Urisa for four days. On November 7 last year, they plowed ahead via a sea route to the Kumawa Mountains.

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