Mammoth Bone Dwellings: 18,000-Year-Old Human Homes in Ukraine

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* Discovery: Researchers‌ have‌ found evidence of shelters in Ukraine built from the ‌bones of mammoths.
* Age: These shelters date ‍back ​to ‌just after the Last Glacial⁢ Maximum (between 26,500 and 19,000 years ⁣ago). ​One shelter‍ was potentially used for ⁤up to 429 years.
*​ Construction:

⁣ * The ⁤foundations ⁣used mammoth​ skulls and long bones set vertically into the ground.
* A wooden ⁤framework and ⁢hides/birch bark likely covered parts of the structure.
​⁢ *⁣ Mammoth⁣ tusks and⁤ flat ⁢bones were used on the roof ​for weight and wind ⁤protection.
* Purpose: ‍The⁢ shelters were likely temporary, used for survival during the harsh ice age,​ rather than permanent settlements.
*⁢ Source: ⁢ the research ⁣was published in Open Research Europe.
* Researcher: Pavlo Shydlovskyi,an archaeology professor at the Taras Shevchenko National ⁣University of Kyiv,is a co-author of the study.