Humans and woolly mammoths are known to have had violent encounters, but one particular battle between the two species may end up rewriting history.
Humans and woolly mammoths are known to have had violent encounters, but one particular battle between the two species may end up rewriting history.
A team of Russian researchers recently published a study in the journal Science, concerning a mammoth fossil discovered in central Siberia in 2012, which shows evidence of having been hit by spears, suggesting an attack by humans.
However, the scientific dating of both the creature’s skeleton and the surrounding materials indicate the mammoth sustained the cuts and piercings approximately 45
Humans and woolly mammoths are known to have had violent encounters, but one particular battle between the two species may end up rewriting history.
A team of Russian researchers recently published a study in the journal Science, concerning a mammoth fossil discovered in central Siberia in 2012, which shows evidence of having been hit by spears, suggesting an attack by humans.
However, the scientific dating of both the creature’s skeleton and the surrounding materials indicate the mammoth sustained the cuts and piercings approximately 45
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