Andreas Pernerstorfer was renovating his wine cellar in Gobelsburg, Austria when he made an astounding discovery. It wasn’t vintage wine – it was the giant bones of an extinct mammoth that date back 30,000 to 40,000 years.He reported the bones to the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, which began excavating the Stone Age bones.The researchers realized other artifacts like jewelry and fossils had been discovered 150 years prior in the wine cellar next door. Bones of this significance haven’t been found in more than 100 years, according to the researchers.Archeologist Hannah Parow-Souchon (right) explains the bone location to Langenlois’ city councilor for culture Sonja Fragner (center) and wine grower Andreas Pernestorfer. / Credit: © OeAW-OeAl/Th. Einwögerer”Such a dense bone layer of mammoths is rare,” says Hannah Parow-Souchon, who is leading the excavation. “It’s the first time we’ve been able to investigate something like this in Austria using modern methods.”They have found a layer of bones from three different mammoths laying on top of each other, a discovery that raises many questions about how humans in the Stone Age hunted mammoths. The researchers say the mammoths could’ve been trapped at the site by humans.”We know that humans hunted mammoths, but we still know very little about how they did it,” researcher Parow-Souchon said.Thomas Einwögerer and Hannah Parow-Souchon preparing the bones for recovery / Credit: © Yannik MerklAfter the researchers examine the bones, they will be given to the Natural History Museum Vienna.Mammoths lived in Africa about 3 or 4 million years ago and their descendants moved to Europe and Asia, according to the University of California Museum of Paleontology. The mammoth …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnAndreas Pernerstorfer was renovating his wine cellar in Gobelsburg, Austria when he made an astounding discovery. It wasn’t vintage wine – it was the giant bones of an extinct mammoth that date back 30,000 to 40,000 years.He reported the bones to the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, which began excavating the Stone Age bones.The researchers realized other artifacts like jewelry and fossils had been discovered 150 years prior in the wine cellar next door. Bones of this significance haven’t been found in more than 100 years, according to the researchers.Archeologist Hannah Parow-Souchon (right) explains the bone location to Langenlois’ city councilor for culture Sonja Fragner (center) and wine grower Andreas Pernestorfer. / Credit: © OeAW-OeAl/Th. Einwögerer”Such a dense bone layer of mammoths is rare,” says Hannah Parow-Souchon, who is leading the excavation. “It’s the first time we’ve been able to investigate something like this in Austria using modern methods.”They have found a layer of bones from three different mammoths laying on top of each other, a discovery that raises many questions about how humans in the Stone Age hunted mammoths. The researchers say the mammoths could’ve been trapped at the site by humans.”We know that humans hunted mammoths, but we still know very little about how they did it,” researcher Parow-Souchon said.Thomas Einwögerer and Hannah Parow-Souchon preparing the bones for recovery / Credit: © Yannik MerklAfter the researchers examine the bones, they will be given to the Natural History Museum Vienna.Mammoths lived in Africa about 3 or 4 million years ago and their descendants moved to Europe and Asia, according to the University of California Museum of Paleontology. The mammoth …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
