Ancient giant elephant tusk discovered in Israel
In an extraordinary chance discovery, archeologists have uncovered a 2.5 meter long prehistoric elephant tusk in the south of Israel.
Israel 21C 01.09.2022
A well-preserved 500,000-year-old 2.5-meter-long elephant tusk has been discovered by archeologists and paleontologists near a kibbutz in the south of Israel.
It took experts from the Israel Antiquities Authority, Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, two weeks to excavate the complete fossilized tusk from a straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) , in the appropriately named “Operation Elephant”.
Image - Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority
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