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'A Big Find'

A 14,000-year-old mammoth tusk has been uncovered at an archaeological site in Alaska. It was found at the Holzman excavation site 70 miles southeast of Fairbanks along with a prehistoric campfire. It's claimed the tusk comes from one of the last surviving mammoths in North America. Brian Wygal is from Adelphi University in New York, and part of the team behind the discovery - he told us more...

(Photo: Mammoth Tusk discovered in Alaska Credit: Lorraine Alfsen)

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