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Ancient DNA reveals Ice Age humans targeted female woolly mammoths

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Stockholm University
Ancient DNA reveals Ice Age humans targeted female woolly mammoths
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A new study published in Current Biology reveals that Ice Age humans selectively hunted female woolly mammoths. Researchers analyzed ancient DNA from over 500 mammoth bones to determine that human activity was the primary driver behind female-dominated bone accumulations.

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