A developer had begun digging in anticipation of building a new neighborhood in Hot Springs, South Dakota when he realized that he had uncovered an area of possible interest to archeologists. And thus ensued a fascinating look into the remote past.
It turns out that a sinkhole formed in the Pleistocene era, and animals would come there to drink. The sides were sloped and slippery, and the animals would slide in and be unable to extricate themselves. To date, the remains of over 60 mammoths have been uncovered there. According to a Wikipedia article about the site, "Findings at the site include the remains of megafauna such as giant short-faced bears along with those of shrub oxen, American camel, llama, wolves, coyotes, birds, minks, ferrets, prairie dogs, voles, and moles. Invertebrate discoveries include several species of clams, snails, and slugs."
It's a fascinating site if you have the opportunity to visit!
Very cool!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool place to visit. They find Mammoths at a quarry not far from where I live and I managed to a quite a mammoth tooth though it is falling apart a bit now
ReplyDeleteFascinating and exciting!
ReplyDeleteThank you friend, Aloha
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fascinating.
ReplyDeletewow this is truly amazing. We visited some dinosaur sites in Queensland a few years ago. Have a great week.
ReplyDeletefascinating!
ReplyDeleteLooks amazing, great post.
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible discovery!
ReplyDeleteMammoths are fascinating creatures from long ago. There were many of their fossils also found here in Colorado
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool! in elementary school, we used to go on field trips to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles.
ReplyDeleteWell, that’s interesting. Kind of sad, like at the LaBrea Tar Pits.
ReplyDeleteThe world is SO amazing!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting place. I can not image to see such a creature, alive.
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Happy WW and a fine week!❤️😘
I would like to spend hours in a site like that! What a great source of ancient information!
ReplyDeleteAmazing to think that this treasure of the past was discovered by accident.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
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