Mammoth remains revealed in Bulgaria after Danube water levels hit record low
Experts identified a jaw, tusks and a femur, and plan more searches after the riverbed find was reported by a local resident.
- On Wednesday, a resident of Ryahovo, Bulgaria, discovered ancient mammoth remains on the Danube River bed after water levels dropped to record lows, prompting inspection by the Regional Historical Museum.
- Prolonged summer heatwaves and drought across Europe caused the Danube to recede to record lows, creating extreme hydrological conditions similar to those affecting the Rhine.
- Regional Historical Museum Director Nikolay Nenov confirmed experts identified a lower jaw, two tusks, and bone fragments, noting the well-preserved bones were "concentrated in the same place."
- Specialists scheduled the extraction of these remains for Thursday to conduct laboratory examinations, with Nenov stating, "any discovery of such ancient remains is very important for science."
- Nenov plans a new search of the area to find further remains, as woolly mammoths became extinct about 4,000 years ago after likely dying in a swamp.
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The heat has revealed a relic in Bulgaria, probably from the Ice Age. A resident found well-preserved bones of mammoth at low Danube level.
Bulgarian archaeologists are speeding up excavations and salvaging what are believed to be fossilized remains of a woolly mammoth after water levels in the Danube River dropped, revealing bones on the riverbanks near the village of Ryahovo.
Ancient remains of a mammoth have been found in Bulgaria. The animal's remains were exposed due to the historically low water level of the Danube River. The preliminary hypothesis is that the bones belong to a woolly mammoth. So far, a lower jaw, tusks, a shoulder blade, and ribs, among other things, have been identified. According to specialists, it is possible that part of the skeleton is still buried underground. A resident of the northern v…
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The exceptionally low level of the river allowed the discovery, on Wednesday 29 July, in the north of the country, of bones probably from a young woolly mammoth of the glacial period. A new prospecting of the area is planned.
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