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Related: About this forumMammoth Discovered In Michigan Was Likely Butchered By Humans
http://www.forbes.com/sites/shaenamontanari/2015/10/02/mammoth-discovered-in-michigan-was-likely-butchered-by-humans/Paleontologists from the University of Michigan have uncovered a thrilling find only 10 miles south of Ann Arbor near the town of Chelsea, Michigan. A partial skeleton of a 12,000 year old mammoth was discoveredincluding parts of its skull, tusks, pelvis, and shoulder bladesbut thats not all. Dig leader and University of Michigan professor of paleontology Daniel Fisher said that the site has excellent evidence of human activity preserved with the mammoth remains.
In geological terms, mammoths were roaming the United States in the recent past, only disappearing about 12,000 years ago. Mammoth and mastodon fossils are found frequently in Michigan too, but Fisher says this is one of the more complete finds. Most importantly, multiple lines of evidence have been discovered indicating human involvement. Three large boulders were found next to the mammoth that were seemingly deliberately placed. These rocks could have been used as anchors to keep the mammoth carcass stored in a ponda method of meat preservation Fisher says he has seen in other prehistoric civilizations throughout the world.
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In geological terms, mammoths were roaming the United States in the recent past, only disappearing about 12,000 years ago. Mammoth and mastodon fossils are found frequently in Michigan too, but Fisher says this is one of the more complete finds. Most importantly, multiple lines of evidence have been discovered indicating human involvement. Three large boulders were found next to the mammoth that were seemingly deliberately placed. These rocks could have been used as anchors to keep the mammoth carcass stored in a ponda method of meat preservation Fisher says he has seen in other prehistoric civilizations throughout the world.
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Mammoth Discovered In Michigan Was Likely Butchered By Humans (Original Post)
L. Coyote
Oct 2015
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Imagine bringing this beast down and then the work of butchery. No small chore.
L. Coyote
Oct 2015
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Judi Lynn
(160,219 posts)1. Imagine what a shock this had to be to the property owner! Wow.
The size of this critter was amazing, as shown in the photo of the paleontologists standing by the tusks as they were being brought up from the mud.
Of course we know that someone's confused about the timing of the humans, since they weren't around until only six thousand years ago. That is the truth or fundamentalists wouldn't have told us!
Thank you for this article and photos. Stupendous!
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)2. Imagine bringing this beast down and then the work of butchery. No small chore.