Israeli archaeologists find 500,000-year-old elephant tusk
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Biologist Lee Perry-Gal, who represents the Israel Antiquities Authority, found a well-preserved elephant tusk in the south of the country. He reported about the find 2.6 meters long and about 20 cm in diameter in the Haaretz magazine.
The tusk has not yet been completely removed from the ground, because of this, archaeologists cannot reliably state what species the elephant belonged to. However, scientists strongly believe that it could be a straight-tusked forest elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus). This species inhabited the territory of modern Europe and Western Asia from 800 to 400 thousand years ago. It is noted that the elephant served as food for human ancestors.
The growth of representatives of this species, according to the data, usually exceeded 4 meters, and the weight reached 15 tons.
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