'Mammoth graveyard' near Cirencester yields more fossil wonders

Mammoth teeth and tusks are among the items discovered on a new dig at a site that inspired a Sir David Attenborough documentary. Known as the mammoth graveyard, the site at Cerney Wick near Cirencester, is where remains of multiple steppe mammoths were found in 2019. The site is believed to date back to around 220,000 years ago. Other significant fossils found this time have been Neanderthal hand axes, ancient bison bones and a prehistoric shark fin. “I’m absolutely blown away” said Dr Neville Hollingworth, who is leading the dig...