Fortunately through the work of many local citizens, the sinkhole with its wealth of fossils was covered with a building, preserving it for scientific study. Link to picture enlargement Open year round, the Mammoth Site offers the museum visitor a 30 minute guided tour plus a 10 minute video. Tour information features the Mammoth Site and Ice Age geology, paleontology, and paleoecology. Today, visitors to the museum observe first-hand a scientific excavation. During the month of July Earthwatch volunteers, under the direction of Dr. Larry Agenbroad, excavate, identify and study the Ice Age fossils.
Walkways allow the visitor a close-up perspective of the fossils.
Link to picture enlargement Link to picture enlargement Sprawled on its left side, this huge mammoth skeleton is testimony to the size of these ancient elephants. Reaching a shoulder height of over 13 feet, this is one of the largest skeletons found at the Mammoth Site.