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Mammoth bones add clues to Ice Age life at Breitenbach
New finds suggest carcass processing, while the case for active hunting still needs testing.
In this briefingNew evidenceThe evidence boundary
New evidence
The 2026 Breitenbach excavations recovered mammoth bones, ivory and worked material. Cut marks suggest that people processed mammoth carcasses more than 30,000 years ago.
The evidence boundary
Cut marks alone do not establish hunting. Further analysis must distinguish killing animals from using carcasses or collecting older ivory.
Images are illustrative, not photographs of the reported finds.
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