"Giant Prehistoric Elephant Slaughtered by Early Humans" Topic
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Tango01 | 19 Sep 2013 11:53 a.m. PST |
"Research by a University of Southampton archaeologist suggests that early humans, who lived thousands of years before Neanderthals, were able to work together in groups to hunt and slaughter animals as large as the prehistoric elephant. Dr Francis Wenban-Smith discovered a site containing remains of an extinct straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) in 2003, in an area of land at Ebbsfleet in Kent, during the construction of the High Speed 1 rail link from the Channel Tunnel to London. Investigation of the area was carried out with independent heritage organisation Oxford Archaeology, with the support of HS1 Ltd. Excavation revealed a deep sequence of deposits containing the elephant remains, along with numerous flint tools and a range of other species such as; wild aurochs, extinct forms of rhinoceros and lion, Barbary macaque, beaver, rabbit, various forms of vole and shrew, and a diverse assemblage of snails. These remains confirm that the deposits date to a warm period of climate around 420,000 years ago, the so-called Hoxnian interglacial, when the climate was probably slightly warmer than the present day
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charared | 19 Sep 2013 4:45 p.m. PST |
Where is PETA when ya' need 'em? |
optional field | 19 Sep 2013 7:48 p.m. PST |
This isn't really new news to those of us that work in related fields, but it's still neat. |
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