10,000 year-old mammoth skeleton found buried on a Michigan farm

Ashely Lemke, a researcher from the University of Michigan, adds zip ties to the tusk of a mammoth skeleton, to stabilize it as it will be lifted from a mud hole on a Michigan farm / The skeleton of the animal, is thought to be 10,000 years old, and was discovered by a farmer installing drain tile in his bean field.
Ashely Lemke, a researcher from the University of Michigan, adds zip ties to the tusk of a mammoth skeleton, to stabilize it as it will be lifted from a mud hole on a Michigan farm / The skeleton of the animal, is thought to be 10,000 years old, and was discovered by a farmer installing drain tile in his bean field.
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Editorial #:
491703064
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Getty Images Editorial Footage
Date created:
01 October, 2015
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00:00:26:00
Location:
Chelsea, Michigan, United States
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QuickTime 8-bit H.264 HD 1920x1080 23.98p
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QuickTime - H.264 1080 23.98p
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Getty Images Editorial Footage
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00064_lempkeziptietusk01_1.mov