Ice Age giants clung on longer than previously thought

[Eldorado]

Mammoths and other giant creatures of the Ice Age such as woolly rhinos survived longer than scientists thought, coexisting with humans for tens of thousands years before they vanished for good. That's according to the results of an ambitious 10-year research project that analyzed DNA from hundreds of soil samples across the Arctic.

The scientists involved in the project collected 535 samples of permafrost and sediment from frozen lakes, often in extremely cold locations from across Siberia, Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia, in 73 locations where the remains of mammoths have been found.

Analysis of DNA contained in the soil showed that mammoths were living in mainland Siberia 3,900 years ago -- after the Great Pyramid of Giza was built in Egypt and the megaliths of Stonehenge were erected.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/24/world/mammoth-steppe-dna-scn

[jethrofloyd]

42 minutes ago, Eldorado said:

Analysis of DNA contained in the soil showed that mammoths were living in mainland Siberia 3,900 years ago -- after the Great Pyramid of Giza was built in Egypt

A news will soon appear a mammoths were used in the construction of the Great Pyramids.

[Montello]

climate change destroyed mamuts

[Stiff]

On 10/24/2021 at 10:17 PM, jethrofloyd said:

A news will soon appear a mammoths were used in the construction of the Great Pyramids.

Well, it did appear to be a mammoth task. 

Edited October 30, 2021 by Stiff

[MysteryMike]

Amazing discovery! As someone fascinated with the idea of relict populations of prehistoric animals surviving longer then usual. This really excites me.

Though I don't exactly agree we still didn't play a part in their extinction. These were probably just smaller populations that just managed to thrive much longer.

[AnthonyS]

Nice.