DNA testing revealed that it was not a mammoth bone.
Researchers working on a project to restore mammoths to modern life
Searching for the most recent mammoth traces around the world
It was discovered that the bones in question were only 2,000 to 3,000 years old.
The extinction of mammoths is known to have occurred 13,000 years ago, locally 4,000 to 5,000 years ago.
If this bone is a mammoth bone, it will be a great help in collecting DNA as it is the “”most recent bone.””
However, upon examination, it surprisingly turned out to be whale bone.
The problem is that the bone was discovered 400km away from the Alaskan coastline.
Since this area was still land at that time, it is questionable why whale bones were found here.