Mammoth 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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