An investigation to help summarize the details of life during the Ice Age at a real mammoth graveyard.
Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States - On a winter afternoon 26,000 years ago, a teenage male Columbian mammoth stumbled at the edge of a hole while trying to find fresher grass, fell in, and sank to the muddy bottom. Over the years, this tragedy repeated itself until the death pool was eventually filled, preserving at least 100 mammoths. Their deaths went unnoticed as time passed, until in 1974, geologist Dr. Larry Agenbroad was asked to investigate tusks uncovered by a bulldozer. For more than 30 years, volunteers have assisted the doctor in the ongoing investigation of the world's largest natural burial site of Columbian mammoths. Volunteers from Earthwatch, who have participated in 24 seasons, have excavated over 55 mammoths, as well as fossils of camels, llamas, and the first wolves and giant short-faced bears from the northern central plains.
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**Role of Volunteers** - You will work alongside the field staff of the doctor to excavate, record, and preserve bone fragments unearthed from the site. - You will also learn how to mark what you discover on a computer map. - You will share the new knowledge you gain with many visitors to the excavation site. - There will be opportunities to visit nearby nature-rich areas, where you may also see wild bison, deer, antelope, and prairie chickens. For more details, please contact us or refer to the catalog.
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Since its inception, enthusiastic Earthwatch fans have emerged around the world. The main reason for this is that ordinary citizens without special skills voluntarily participate in field research, working under the guidance of world-class scientists, and can experience "the current state of the Earth." In other words, it is the largest organization in the world that connects cutting-edge science (field research) with the general public. The primary goal of Earthwatch is to investigate and document changes on Earth through the "eyes of science" and to create the necessary "knowledge base" for a sustainable future. It does not impose or enforce any ideologies, principles, or claims. Based on scientific data, it communicates and proposes solutions to humanity's challenges from a fair standpoint. Earthwatch Japan supports field research by Japanese scientists in the most effective way, aligned with Japan's needs and current situation, to address common human problems. It mobilizes volunteers for these research projects and also sends volunteers to overseas projects as part of international cooperation activities.
