PORTLAND — Construction workers have unearthed the bones of a mammoth and other ice age mammals on the Oregon State University football field.
The Oregonian reported crews working on an expansion around Reser Stadium in Corvallis found a femur from one of the ancient elephants and bones from a bison and camel, all dating back 10,000 years.
A spokesman says the OSU archaeologist believes the 10-foot pit where the remains were found could have been a pond or watering hole.
OSU associate professor of anthropology Loren Davis says sick animals often went to a body of water to die.
