Museum workers give a 38,000 year-old mammoth tusk a scrub and a clean

Leeds Discovery Centre takes connected the 'mammoth' task of cleaning its prehistoric tusk each year. Found successful the 1960s successful the River Aire, the humanities artefact offers important insights into the interaction clime alteration tin person connected life

Museum workers springiness a prehistoric mammoth tusk its yearly clean. The tusk was discovered successful the 1960s and dates to an crystal property 38,000 years ago. It was recovered successful 2 pieces successful the 1960s beneath the floodplain of the River Aire astatine a erstwhile ember excavation successful Leeds.

Leeds Discovery Centre takes connected the 'mammoth' task of cleaning its prehistoric tusk each year. Found successful the 1960s successful the River Aire, the humanities artefact offers important insights into the interaction clime alteration tin person connected life

Clare Brown, from Leeds Discovery Centre, said: “It’s hard to ideate mammoths erstwhile lived present successful Yorkshire. “Objects similar our tusk tin besides archer america a large woody astir the interaction utmost changes successful climates tin person connected life.” Mammoths, which died retired astir 4,000 years ago, weighed up to 13 tons.

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