Perhaps, the animals were killed by primitive hunters, stuck in a local swamp.
During the construction of the airport near Mexico city, the researchers found the remains of about 60 mammoths, according to the national Institute of anthropology and history (INAH) in Mexico.
in addition, the archaeologists found the burial of 15 people the pre-Columbian era.
Both the opening made on the premises, formerly a military airbase Santa Lucia approximately 73 kilometers North from Mexico city. In October of 2019 began construction of a new international airport named after General Felipe Angeles.
Mammoths lived in Mexico during the last glacial period. At that time this district was on the Bank of lake Xaltocan. It is possible that these clumsy animals are stuck in the swamp, and the ancient hunters took advantage of this, says Pedro Francisco sánchez Nava, coordinator of archaeology at INAH.
Discovered the animals belonged to the species of Columbian mammoths that lived in North America and became extinct more than 10 thousand years ago. Height at withers in adult males reached 4 meters, and their weight was about 10 tons. The group of experts plans to examine the remains of mammoths.
Human skeletons, probably the remains of ancient farmers, suggested by archaeologists. They were buried with pots, bowls and clay figures. They lived in the years 750-950 ad.
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