– This is probably the biggest archaeological discovery in the history of the city – He speaks about the discovery archaeologist and director of the Museum in Wodzislaw Slaski Sławomir Kulpa. Strange “bough” protruding from a pond during a walk noticed a teenager. It turned out to be a well-preserved mammoth blow. – The owner of our blow a woolly mammoth, and actually a small mammoth – clarifies the director.
– The signal with a unique discovery gave us a municipal police on Monday. He was found on one of the grounds outside the city center on agricultural land. Protrude from the bottom of the pond, wherein the drought decreased water level. She saw him teenager – says the director of the Museum in Wodzislaw Slaski Sławomir Kulpa.
The director adds that the pond is located in a river valley, the so-called. oxbow lake, nearby is a bog. – Not far from finding the strike have been discovered years ago also several positions Paleolithic, so you can expect that after the commencement of the study, we find here also other animal remains, the rest of the skeleton of a mammoth, perhaps even traces of people, the mammoth hunters. This is a rare find, we look forward to more – adds Kulpa.
Blow burst
Found by a teenager blow preserved in very good condition. – But after cleaning it from dirt we noticed small cracks on it. Unfortunately, grow, and therefore it must be preserved as soon as possible – adds Kulpa.
The blow has approx. 110 cm span, with the result that it belonged to a mammoth. The blows of adult mammoths were five times higher.
The find was secured. Soon will convene a panel of restoration, which will decide what to do with it.
has 20,000 years?
The mammoths were up to 4 meters in height and weigh up to 10 tons. They were quite common in the steppes of Europe and Asia, and then also in North America. Species survived until the end of the Pleistocene. In Europe extinct approx. 13 thousand. years ago, in Siberia probably approx. 10 thousand. years ago in North America no earlier than 10.5 thousand. years ago. He was one of the most frequently presented pets in rock art.
– The outstanding expert in Paleolithic era had already estimated that the owner of our blow a woolly mammoth that lived 54 thousand. to 15 years ago. This can live about 20 thousand. years ago. We need specialist studies – says Kulpa.
Author: mag // ec / Source: TVN 24 Katowice, PAP
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