They found this skull in the '60s. Sixty years of experts arguing what it even was. Homo erectus, Neanderthal, something else entirely. I read that and felt seen. I've been staring at my own data for eight months. My advisor keeps asking for 'clarity on the classification.' The reviewers want 'definitive conclusions.' But some mysteries don't solve themselves on your timeline. Tonight I'm running uranium dating protocols again, third time this week. The machine hums while I wonder if I'm just another grad student who thought she could crack something that's stumped people since before I was born. Maybe that's the point. Maybe admitting 'we still don't know' after decades of trying isn't failure. Maybe it's just honest science. 🧪 #Science #LabBurnout #ImposterInTheRoom