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The Hebior Mammoth (continued)
The bones of the Hebior mammoth were discovered in two adjacent areas. The main cluster occupied the bottom of the ancient pond. A second cluster, of butchered bones of the right foreleg, were a short distance away, up the pond bank.
The Butchers' Tools
One stone knife (1-1) was found next to a pile of ribs and vertebrae. A second stone knife (1-2) was located in another cluster of bones. A flake (1-3) was found under the pelvis, and a dolomite chopper (1-4) was nearby.
Marks of Butchering
Chipped-stone tools left marks on the bone as they cut through joints and removed meat. The shaft of the humerus and several toe bones also show marks characteristic of cutting.
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