South Africa: What It's Like Curating Ancient Fossils - a Palaeontologist Shares Her Story

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Not many people can say their working days involve living in the past - but as a museum curator, that's a big part of what I do.

Curation is an interesting field, and one that's not well known or understood. It involves preserving and managing a collection of some scientific significance; tangible scientific assets housed either at a museum or a university. A curator safeguards these heritage objects for future generations.

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