Archaeologists Find Three Mammoth Skeletons in Wine Cellar

JAKARTA – Three mammoth fossils Stone Age has been discovered inside a wine cellar in Austria, providing incredible new insight into how early humans hunted these extinct giants.

As reported by IFL Science, researchers called this discovery the most significant in more than a century, and estimated that the bones were 30,000 to 40,000 years old.

This discovery was made by Andreas Pernerstorfer while renovating his wine cellar in Gobelsburg, which is located northwest of the capital, Vienna. Initially, he found what he thought was a piece of wood.

However, he then remembered that his grandfather had told him that a mammoth tooth had been found at the location, making him suspect that the object might be from prehistoric times.

In mid-May, researchers from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) were called to the site. Since then, they have discovered the skeletons of at least three separate mammoths.

“Dense layers of mammoth bone like this are rare,” excavation leader Hannah Parow-Souchon said in a statement. “This is the first time we have been able to investigate something like this in Austria using modern methods.”

The discovery will likely provide valuable information about mammoth behavior, their diet, and their interactions with ancient humans.

Researchers hope to learn more about how mammoths lived and died by studying the bones and artifacts found at the site.

The discovery is also a reminder of Austria’s rich natural history. The country is home to many important paleontological sites, and these new discoveries show that there is still much to learn about its prehistoric past.

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