Mammoth field found at Serbia coal mine 'great find for Ice Age knowledge'

Mammoth field found at Serbia coal mine 'great find for Ice Age knowledge'

Archaeologists say bones of five woolly mammoths at Kostolac coal pit may reveal more about Balkans several millennia agoA mammoth recovered from the 'mass grave' at the Kostolac open-pit coal mine about 50 miles east of Belgrade. Photograph: Marko Drobnjakovic/APAssociated PressFArchaeologists have unearthed at least five mammoths at a site in Serbia. The discovery last week at Kostolac coal mine, east of the Serbian capital of Belgrade, is the first of its kind in the region and could offer important insights into how the ice age affected the area now known as the Balkans. Miomir Korac, of Serbia's Archaeology Institute, said: "There are millions of mammoth fragments in the world, but they are rarely so accessible for exploration."Read more...