[Faline]

A well-preserved mammoth carcass has been found by an 11-year-old boy in the permafrost of northern Siberia.

The remains were discovered at the end of August in Sopochnaya Karga, 3,500km (2,200 miles) northeast of Moscow.

A team of experts from St Petersburg then spent five days in September extracting the body from frozen mud.

The mammoth is estimated to have been around 16 years old when it died; it stood 2m tall and weighed 500kg.

It has been named Zhenya, after Zhenya Salinder, the 11-year-old who found the carcass while walking his dogs in the area.

Alexei Tikhonov, from the St Petersburg Zoology Institute, who led the team excavating the mammoth, said this specimen could either have been killed by Ice Age humans, or by a rival mammoth.

He added that it was well preserved for an adult specimen.

His colleague Sergei Gorbunov, from the International Mammoth Committee, which works to recover and safeguard such remains, said: "We had to use both traditional instruments such as axes, picks, shovels as well as such devices as this "steamer" which allowed us to thaw a thin layer of permafrost.

"Then we cleaned it off, and then we melted more of it. It took us a week to complete this task."

But several juvenile examples have come to light that are more complete.

Earlier this year, a very well preserved juvenile mammoth nicknamed Yuka was unveiled by scientists.

Found in the Yakutia region of Russia, it preserves much of its soft tissue and strawberry-blonde coat of hair. There were also signs from its remains that humans may have stolen the carcass from lions and perhaps even stashed it for eating at a later date.

[Darkest Angel]

I think we are really going to be surprised at what we see appearing from under the ice as the glaciers & permafrost continue to melt.

[Arkoquisa]

oh and they were NEVER hunted by humans, its a MYTH... and it is very simple to prove too, anyone wanna guess??, badass post i was reading about this the other day, good to hear some more info on it

[Wakabush]

Originally Posted by Arkoquisa ↗

oh and they were NEVER hunted by humans, its a MYTH... and it is very simple to prove too, anyone wanna guess??, badass post i was reading about this the other day, good to hear some more info on it

Your wrong my good man, they were in deed hunted by humans

[Pyramid_Head]

That's an awesome find.

[chefbob09]

[Arkoquisa]

Originally Posted by Wakabush ↗

Your wrong my good man, they were in deed hunted by humans

evidence? please i wish to hear your argument, i too believed this my whole life, until i took archeology classes in college.

[Rachee]

I recall reading that humans and mammoths did not reside in this area at the same time period...am I wrong?

[Dynamo47]

Imagine how excited the little boy was to make such a find!

[Sharon]

What an incredible discovery!!