Archeologists in Iowa believe they have unearthed an ancient mastodon skull dating back to when the first humans were roaming the Earth. Discovered in the southern part of the state, the find is ...

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Iowa researchers say they’ve excavated the state’s first well-preserved mastodon, a roughly 13,600-year-old specimen that was found in the southern part of the state. The University of Iowa’s Office ...

Archaeologists in Iowa have uncovered parts of a mastodon fossil, including its skull, that they believe dates back to when the first humans lived on Earth. Over the course of a 12-day excavation, ...

Tusk me, this is a big deal. Archeologists unearthed an ancient mastodon skull from an Iowa creek this month — marking the first ever discovered in the state. It took 12 days for excavators to slowly ...

A well-preserved mastodon has been uncovered in Iowa for the first time, the Office of the State Archaeologist announced this week. Part of the find was a skull dating back 13,600 years. The Iowa OSA ...

Archaeologists discovered stone tools at the site, though they dated to a few thousand years after the mastodon’s death. Kirk Murray Archaeologists have unearthed the well-preserved skull of a ...

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