Renovating the wine cellar, shocked by 300 giant monster bones

(NLDO) - The terrible number of bones under the floor of a wine cellar in Austria belong to monsters that lived about 40,000 years ago, now extinct.

According to Ancient Origins, Mr. Andreas Pernerstorfer, a winemaker in the Austrian town of Gobelsburg, renovated his wine cellar and discovered countless oversized monster bones during the excavation.

He promptly reported this to the Austrian Federal Heritage Office. The excavation and research were then transferred to the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW).

Part of the monster's bone is being taken up by scientists from the sediment layer - Photo: OeAW

Since mid-May, archaeologists from OeAW have been meticulously excavating bone layers at the site.

Preliminary analysis shows that these monster bones are actually mammoth bones.

A total of about 300 bones were collected, belonging to at least three individuals and including different mammoth species.

Some other bones are still half buried in sediments - Photo: OeAW

Researchers Thomas Einwögerer and Hannah Parow-Souchon said that stone and charcoal artifacts found in the bone-containing sediment layer showed that the remains were indeed ancient, dating to between 30,000 and 40,000 years ago.

“Such a dense layer of mammoth bones is very rare. This is the first time we have been able to investigate a case like this in Austria using modern methods,” the researchers said.

These bones also include parts that are rare in other mammoth remains, such as tongue bones.

This discovery raises interesting questions about the interactions between Stone Age humans and these giant beasts.

The accumulation of many scattered bone fragments belonging to many species of mammoths shows that this was a gathering and processing point for "trophies" of Stone Age humans who hunted this beast.

Coexisting with Stone Age humans, mammoths served as an important resource, with their bones and tusks used to make tools, artwork, and various artifacts, as well as a food supply.

A study published in 2023 showed that not only us - Homo sapiens - but also ancient humans Neanderthals hunted mammoths 125,000 years ago.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/cai-tao-ham-ruou-soc-vi-300-khuc-xuong-quai-thu-khong-lo-19624052609543514.htm