Was Mammoth Served At A Famous Dinner Party In 1951?
- 8 years ago
The mystery surrounding a famous dinner which happened 65 years ago may have been solved. A recently published study has found that the Explorers Club’s annual dinner in 1951 did not feature a giant ground sloth or mammoth as many had thought.
The mystery surrounding a famous dinner which happened 65 years ago has been solved.
A recently published study has found that the Explorers Club’s annual dinner in 1951 did not feature a giant ground sloth or mammoth as many had thought.
The investigation began when Matt Davis, a graduate student and club member, heard the school had a sample from the meal.
Eventually, he found the jar which was labeled “Megatherium (Extinct Sloth)” by Wendell Phillips Dodge, the man who organized the gathering.
A team then proceeded to test the sample, partly because if it were from Alaska as had been promised, it would expand the k
The mystery surrounding a famous dinner which happened 65 years ago has been solved.
A recently published study has found that the Explorers Club’s annual dinner in 1951 did not feature a giant ground sloth or mammoth as many had thought.
The investigation began when Matt Davis, a graduate student and club member, heard the school had a sample from the meal.
Eventually, he found the jar which was labeled “Megatherium (Extinct Sloth)” by Wendell Phillips Dodge, the man who organized the gathering.
A team then proceeded to test the sample, partly because if it were from Alaska as had been promised, it would expand the k