BEAVER DAM, Wis. – A mammoth rib bone displayed at the Dodge County Historical Society in Beaver Dam is more than 16,000 years old, according to radiocarbon dating the historical society's curator recently requested.
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Mammoth bone more than 16,000 years old
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Kurt Sampson, the curator of the Dodge County Historical Society in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, shows cutmarks on a tibia from the 'Persha Mammoth,' whose bones are kept in the historical society. The mammoth was recently dated to be more than 16,000 years old.
A display for the 'Persha Mammoth' is located in the Dodge County Historical Society in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
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