The importance is the fact that they appear to have been butchered by human beings. We find mammoth bones all over the place. One of the greatest interests in archaeology is the question of when human settlement of North America begins. This discovery is likely to be the focus of discussion and debate for a long time on the international scene. A. Two cool things - one is getting around the state.
Archaeologists are people who like to travel and work outside.
I've traveled all over the state, from the Apostle Islands to the northern woods. The second cool thing is sharing the knowledge we collect with the public. The responses we get are that people are often stunned to find out that we have such wonderful things in this state. Appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on May 17, 2001. All rights reserved.