Excavations will resume at the site, which featured in a David Attenborough documentary.
By Clara Bullock & Jonathan HolmesA new dig is due to start at a mammoth graveyard that featured in a David Attenborough documentary.It was one of the UK's most significant Palaeolithic finds.
Steppe mammoths were an ancestor of the Woolly mammoth, and this site is believed to date back to between 210,000 to 220,000 years ago.. Peter Andrew, group director of Hills Quarry Products, the company which owns the quarry, said: "It's incredibly significant, in 2019 we found evidence of Steppe mammoths, by the way of tusks and bones.
"We also found evidence of Steppe bison, as well as evidence of horse and other animals that were around at the time.Mr Andrew added that scientists from the UK and Europe have expressed interest in the finds."We're looking to do a major dig starting in Spring 2024, where we will potentially have experts from all over the world here.
"We've only touched a very small part of the area and it's highly likely a lot more is going to be uncovered.The tusk from the 2019 dig can be seen at the Bristol History Museum.
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