Wooly Mammoth Article

Farmer finds 15,000-year-old woolly mammoth remains in Michigan field

When James Bristle and his friend were digging in a Michigan soybean field, they discovered the pelvis from an ancient woolly mammoth, which lived up to 15,000 years ago. A team of paleontologists managed to recover 20% of the animal’s skeleton which included: the pelvis, the skull, two tusks as well as numerous vertebrae, ribs and both shoulder blades. Daniel Fisher suggests that the humans have cut the meat and stashed it for later. Fisher also mentioned that mammoths and mastodons were common in North America before disappearing 11,700 years ago. Remains of about 300 mastodons and 30 mammoths have been discovered in Michigan, but most finds were not as complete as this one. Lastly, Fisher said that the bones found will be closely examined by the researchers at the University of Michigan for cut marks that would indicate human activity. Study of the bones may help with the discovery to when humans arrived in the Americas, a common topic amongst archaeologists.

This article published by theguardian falls into Archeology, as it talks about the discovery of a mammoth’s remains, which could provide evidence as to when humans arrived to America. The University of Michigan has a team of researchers who will clean out and closely examine the bones of the mammoth and look any cuts which may lead to human activity.

The discovery of this partial skeleton of a mammoth is important in figuring out when the ancient humans migrated to the Americas, this discovery is also important as it gives us information about the generations of humans before us and how they lived in order to survive. This data will help archaeologists collect more data about the previous generations of humans, and to discover their ways of getting food. These findings are important in helping us understand the history and biology of these animals