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Construction crews unearth mammoth bones in Oregon State's stadium
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/construction-crews-find-mammoth-bones-in-oregon-state-s-stadium-160826541.htmlConstruction crews digging in the north end zone of Oregon State’s Reser Stadium made an unexpected discovery — mammoth bones.
The construction crew unearthed a large femur bone, which anthropologists believe was from a mammoth. Other bones from several other extinct animal also were found.
“There are quite a few bones, and dozens of pieces,” Loren Davis, an associate professor of anthropology at OSU who was called to the site after the initial discovery was made, said in an Oregon State release. “Some of the bones are not in very good shape, but some are actually quite well preserved.”
Davis said no human remains were found and that more testing would be needed to determine exactly what kind of animals were found and when they roamed the Earth. Davis believes the area construction crews were digging up was part of a marsh or bog that would have been a watering hole for several animals.
The construction crew unearthed a large femur bone, which anthropologists believe was from a mammoth. Other bones from several other extinct animal also were found.
“There are quite a few bones, and dozens of pieces,” Loren Davis, an associate professor of anthropology at OSU who was called to the site after the initial discovery was made, said in an Oregon State release. “Some of the bones are not in very good shape, but some are actually quite well preserved.”
Davis said no human remains were found and that more testing would be needed to determine exactly what kind of animals were found and when they roamed the Earth. Davis believes the area construction crews were digging up was part of a marsh or bog that would have been a watering hole for several animals.
Oregon State Mammoths. I like it!
