In 2012, during an expedition to Siberia, a group of various scientists discovered a baby wooly mammoth, dubbed Yuka. How was mammoth ivory discovered? What kind(s) of analyses do scientists carry out to certify it? Expeditions to Siberia Rare Discoveries Today, finding well-preserved mammoth remains is extremely rare. From those, whole or partial tusks (i.e. mammoth ivory) are gathered in very limited quantity. However, …

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