Two years before Huo Gu traveled through time...
"Professor Huo! Come quickly, we've made a major discovery!"
An archaeological team member waved excitedly at Huo Gu.
Huo Gu jogged over.
"What is it?"
"Look! It's a bone tool! Australopithecines from four million years ago actually already knew how to polish and make bone tools!"
The archaeologist's face was brimming with excitement.
At present, the earliest Australopithecine discovered by the archaeological community to have made simple tools was a female Australopithecine from three million years ago known as "Lucy."
This discovery of a four-million-year-old bone tool would undoubtedly rewrite the archaeological record for Australopithecines!
"Looks like the archaeological world is in for another major upheaval..."
"So this trip really wasn't for nothing..."
The other archaeologists were equally thrilled and began discussing it animatedly. As members of the team, the prestige brought by a new discovery would naturally be shared by every one of them.
"To be safe, let's date this bone tool first. We don't want to make a mistake and become a laughingstock later."
Huo Gu was more rational and had not let the discovery go to his head.
Most importantly, he was not certain whether the bone tool had belonged to the Australopithecines themselves or had been introduced by later people. Some royal tombs contained objects that did not fit their era—not because those objects had traveled through time, but because tomb raiders had dropped them into the burial chambers.
"Got it!"
That night, the archaeological team celebrated the discovery of the Australopithecine bone tool. Although the dating results had not yet come out, they had already decided in their hearts that they had made a major discovery.
Of course, it was also possible that they simply wanted to take the chance to relax. Archaeological work was extremely draining