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40,000-year-old mammoth bones discovered in wine cellar

Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco

While renovating his wine cellar, an Austrian discovered a rare collection of mammoth bones, believed to date back approximately 40,000 years.

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  1. New York Post

    Aged like fine wine: Hundreds of ancient mammoth bones unearthed in Austrian wine cellar (opens New York Post)

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    Hundreds of ancient mammoth bones have been uncovered beneath an Austrian wine cellar in what experts dubbed an "archaeological sensation."

  2. NBC Chicago

    Man discovers mammoth bones in wine cellar (opens NBC Chicago)

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    It wasn’t a vintage red or white, but vintage it was. A man renovating his wine cellar in Austria discovered mammoth remains from the prehistoric era.

  3. CNN

    Hundreds of mammoth bones discovered in Austrian wine cellar (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Hundreds of mammoth bones have been uncovered in an Austrian wine cellar, in a discovery labelled an “archaeological sensation.”

  4. NBC News

    A vintage find: Man discovers mammoth bones in wine cellar (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A man in Austria discovered prehistoric mammoth bones while renovating his wine cellar.

  5. ABC 7 San Francisco

    40,000-year-old mammoth bones discovered in wine cellar (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    While renovating his wine cellar, an Austrian discovered a rare collection of mammoth bones, believed to date back approximately 40,000 years.

  6. CBS News

    A man found bones in his wine cellar. They were from 40,000-year-old mammoths. (opens CBS News)

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    Andreas Pernerstorfer was renovating his wine cellar in Gobelsburg, Austria, when he made an astounding ancient discovery. It wasn't vintage wine — it was mammoth bones.

  7. Gizmodo

    Three Mammoth Skeletons Discovered in Wine Cellar (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    An Austrian winemaker found unusually large bones while renovating his wine cellar. Turns out, they were the remains of three mammoths from the Stone Age.

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