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Two amazing obituaries were recently published about my Dad, Harold Dibble.

the first is by Deb Olszewski in Paleoanthropology. It's a very touching and personal obituary that covers much about Harold's life, not just his groundbreaking archaeology

paleoanthro.org/media/journal/…
The second one was published by Dennis Sandgathe, @spmcpherron, Paul Goldberg, and @VeraAldeias in @NatureEcoEvo

This latter really hits the oomph on my Dad's legacy as an archaeologist. I'll never live up to him!

nature.com/articles/s4155…
But, reading statements from great friends makes me miss my Dad!

And consider a small donation in honor of Harold for archaeology students at Penn Anthro or for the Paleoanthropology Society. Students are a great cause. Check out thread below for details

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