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From the archives: Iowa family makes truly 'mammoth' discovery of 60,000-year-old bones

From the archives: Iowa family makes truly 'mammoth' discovery of 60,000-year-old bones
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From the archives: Iowa family makes truly 'mammoth' discovery of 60,000-year-old bones
A family near St. Charles caught something unexpected while fishing in 1985: mammoth bones.At first glance, experts believed they were about 10,000 years old. A group of scientists from the University of Iowa took the bones to Iowa City for further examination.They later believed the mammoth was at least 60,000 years old and was a teenager when it died on the riverbank.Watch the video above to learn why the find was so significant.These are not the only mammoth bones to be found in the state.In 2001, construction workers in downtown Des Moines came across the skeleton of another mammoth. You can see those fragments at the State Historical Society of Iowa. » Download the free vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayMore from the vlog archivesvlog archive: Man claims he's the fastest gunslinger who ever livedCompany invented canine communication device in 1997vlog archives: New Jersey students get a taste of the Iowa farm lifevlog Archive: Iowa couple reels in 95-pound catfish

A family near St. Charles caught something unexpected while fishing in 1985: mammoth bones.

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At first glance, experts believed they were about 10,000 years old. A group of scientists from the University of Iowa took the bones to Iowa City for further examination.

They later believed the mammoth was at least 60,000 years old and was a teenager when it died on the riverbank.

Watch the video above to learn why the find was so significant.

These are not the only mammoth bones to be found in the state.

In 2001, construction workers in downtown Des Moines came across the skeleton of another mammoth. You can see those fragments at the .

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