Scientists ‘work out’ tragic fate of woolly mammoth found on construction site

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The mammoth???s tusk in the paleontological preparation laboratory of the Bavarian State Collections of Natural History. A recently discovered woolly mammoth was likely butchered by Ice Age hunters around 25,000 years ago, according to new research. They even used one of the rib bones as a cutting board, say scientists.The remains - including an "exceptionally well-preserved" nearly 2.5-metre-long (8.2 ft) spirally twisted tusk - were discovered six years ago during building work in the village of Taimering in Bavaria, Germany.Archaeologists also found more than 70 additional bones and bone fragments nearby, primarily from the ribcage as well as hand and foot bones. Photo released 07/06/2026

A woolly mammoth whose remains were found recently was likely butchered by our ancestors...

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