Mexico: Remains of about 60 mammoths found near airport construction site

M/S Archaeologists working at the site where bones of about 60 mammoths were discovered at Santa Lucia airbase, Mexico City
M/S Archaeologist working
M/S Archaeologist working
M/S Archaeologist working
M/S Archaeologist working
M/S Archaeologist working on bones
M/S Archaeologists working
M/S Bones
SOT, Jose de Jesus Cantoral Herrera, Construction Engineer (Spanish): "At this moment, we are talking about 128 discovery points where we have found paleontological remains. About 70 mammoths have been identified so far. That figure will vary according to the work being carried out."
M/S Archaeologists working
M/S Archaeologist working on bones
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M/S Bones
M/S Bones
SOT, Jose de Jesus Cantoral Herrera, Construction Engineer (Spanish): "On the American continent, to this date, this is the site with the highest concentration of these individuals. We not only have mammoths, we also have remains of camels, American horses, bison, other minor species, antelope, birds, fish among others that will be identified as the investigations progress."
M/S Archaeologists working
M/S Archaeologist working on bones
M/S Archaeologist working on bones
M/S Archaeologists working on bones
M/S Archaeologist working on bones
M/S Archaeologist working on bones
M/S Archaeologist working on bones
M/S Bones
M/S Archaeologists working on bones
M/S Archaeologist working on bones
SOT, Jose de Jesus Cantoral Herrera, Construction Engineer (Spanish): "Worldwide, there are other megafauna concentration sites. On the European continent, in Asia, there are places of high concentration. However, Santa Lucia is a relevant site at the moment and we are looking for clues that can give us more information about the interaction these animals had with the first inhabitants of the watershed of the Valley of Mexico."
M/S Bones
M/S Archaeologist working on bones
M/S Archaeologist working on bones
W/S Archaeologists working
M/S Archaeologists working
W/S Working tent near construction site of new civilian airport General Felipe Angeles International Airport
W/S Working tent near construction site of new civilian airport General Felipe Angeles International Airport
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W/S Construction site
SCRIPT
The remains of about 60 mammoths were found near the construction site of a new airport in at the old Santa Lucia airbase, north of Mexico City, on Tuesday.
The major archaeological discovery in what used to be the shallow part of of the ancient Lake Xaltocan is expected to shed light on the hunting methods of prehistoric communities.
"At this moment we are talking about 128 discovery points where we have found paleontological remains. About 70 mammoths have been identified so far. That figure will vary according to the work being carried out," said the first construction engineer captain, Jose de Jesus Cantoral Herrera.
The construction of the airport should not be affected.
Mammoths, a now extinct species closely related to present day elephants, vanishes about 10,000 years ago.