Large mammoth bone discovery in Lower Austria

Bones of mammoths butchered for their ivory tusks 25,000 years ago unearthed by archaeologists

Remains of five mammoths were found archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences said Thursday​ in a news statement.

It is the most recent and largest archaeological site in Central Europe to date. It is a small sensation for archaeologists: excavations in XL format fascinate and tell about the survival of our ancestors. A struggle for life and death of the superlatives that have never been explored before must have occurred near Langmannersdorf, district of St. Pölten. We explain the tactics of our Ice Age ancestors. About 25,000 years ago, it was a "dull" be…

Large mammoth bone discovery in Lower Austria

Archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) have uncovered the remains of at least five mammoths during excavations in Langmannersdorf an der Perschling, located in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The Langmannersdorf site was first identified in the early 20th century, where excavations discovered two hunting encampments and accumulations of mammoth deposits from 25,000-years-ago. During this period, herds of mammoths roamed …

In the vicinity of St. Pölten, experts came across the remains of at least five mammoths, which were dismantled by hunting groups 25,000 years ago. What do they reveal about the Stone Age?

Not far from St. Pölten, a team of archaeologists has uncovered a place where people slaughtered mammoths 25,000 years ago.Planned and fairly well structuredLower Austria, 25,000 years ago: Stone Age people probably know exactly where to fit the mammoths.The huge early age elephants regularly wander through the grass landscapes in the valley of today's Perschling in Lower Austria. And that's exactly what they are going to do.A group of hunters a…

25,000-year-old mammoth bone site discovered in Lower Austria

An archaeological team from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) has made a groundbreaking discovery in Langmannersdorf an der Perschling, Lower Austria, where remains of at least five mammoths, stone tools, and evidence of ivory processing were found. The site dates back to 25,000 years and provides us with important new evidence about the hunting strategies and lifestyles of Ice Age humans. Exposing the mammoth bones in excavation area 2. Cr…