Amateur Fossil Hunter Makes Mammoth Find In Florida : NPR
Jul 25, 2011 · A carving of a mammoth or mastodon on a fossilized bone, found years ago in Vero Beach, is being recognized as important early art. The find has sparked new interest in a site first excavated...
Vero man - Wikipedia
In 2009, scientists announced the discovery of a carving of a mammoth or mastodon or—although not considered so likely—a giant sloth, on a piece of bone found north of Vero Beach (the general area in which Vero Man was found). The carving may be among the oldest art found in the Americas.
Fossil-hunting diver says he has found a large section of mastodon …
Jun 6, 2024 · PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the sea floor off Florida’s Gulf Coast was a piece of wood. It turned out to be something far rarer, Lundberg said: a large section of tusk from a long-extinct mastodon.
Ancient mammoth or mastodon image found on bone in Vero Beach
Jun 22, 2011 · A bone fragment at least 13,000 years old, with the carved image of a mammoth or mastodon, has been discovered in Florida, a new study reports. While prehistoric art depicting animals with...
Fossilised tusk of ancient mastodon found off coast of Florida
Jun 7, 2024 · A fossil-hunting diver has found a rare fossil off the coast of Florida. The section of tusk comes from a mastodon - a relative of the mammoth that lived on Earth for millions of years until...
Vero Florida - Ice Age Mammoth carving - Don's Maps
6 days ago · Researchers from the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Florida have announced the discovery of a bone fragment, approximately 13 000 years old, at Vero, Florida with an incised image of a mammoth or mastodon.
13,000-Year-Old Bone With Mammoth Or Mastodon Carving May Be First In …
Jun 22, 2011 · A bone fragment at least 13,000 years old, with the carved image of a mammoth or mastodon, has been discovered in Florida, a new study reports. While prehistoric art depicting animals with trunks has been found in Europe, this may be the first in the Western Hemisphere, researchers report Wednesday in the Journal of Archaeological Science.
Fossil-hunting diver found a large section of mastodon tusk off …
Jun 6, 2024 · Lundberg and his diver companion had found fossils in the same place before, including mammoth teeth, bones of an ancient jaguar, and parts of a dire wolf.
Earliest art in the Americas: Ice Age image of mammoth or mastodon …
Jun 21, 2011 · The bone was discovered in Vero Beach, Fla. by James Kennedy, an avocational fossil hunter, who collected the bone and later while cleaning the bone, discovered the engraving.
Oldest American Art Found on Mammoth Bone - National …
Jun 23, 2011 · The carved bone, which depicts a walking mammoth, was found near Vero Beach in east-central Florida in 2006 or 2007. (See a map of the region.) Since its discovery, scientists have been...