Enormous piles of wooly mammoth bones dating back to the end of the last ice age have been uncovered along the Dnieper and Desna riverbanks in modern Ukraine and Russia. These structures, containing the remains of at least 30 mammoths, have often been interpreted as the remains of houses, but the actual purpose remains uncertain.
We Found a Pile of Mammoth Bones. What Were They For?
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