“When I found the teeth and examined them in my hands, I knew they were something special and decided to call in the experts, ...

The group concluded the excavation of the mastodon skull on Thursday. Now, they’ll analyze the dig’s findings and write a research paper about the tusked animal found by accident.

The group concluded the excavation of the mastodon skull on Thursday. Now, they’ll analyze the dig’s findings and write a research paper about the tusked animal found by accident. “That’s something ...

The skull of a 27,500-year-old mastodon was successfully excavated at Principia College in Illinois Thursday afternoon by students and their professor.

(First Alert 4) - In the middle of an ancient dust and thunderstorm, a mastodon fights against the ... the dig site on December 5 to see the skull be removed from the earth for future study.

ELSAH, Ill. — The skull of a 27,500-year-old mastodon was successfully excavated at Principia College in Illinois Thursday afternoon by students and their professor. This is part of an ongoing, ...

The students have so far uncovered the mastodon’s skull and a tusk. “It’s 27,500 years old, it’s been lying in this acidic soil for that time, and it’s the first time it’s moved ...

“It was also smaller than the skull would be,” says Andrew Martin, chair of the Sociology and Anthropology Department at Principia College, pointing to parts of a mastodon skull. “What you have is ...

Cancel anytime. Principia College Sociology and Anthropology Chair Andrew Martin and his group of students complete a semester by removing a mastodon skull that had been buried for the last 27.5 ...

Cancel anytime. Mayah Campagna, center, a freshman at Principia College, helps move a partial mastodon skull to a workroom beside classmate Natasha Kemirembe, at their archaeological dig site on ...

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