Hebior Mammoth
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The Hebior Mammoth is a nearly complete mammoth fossil discovered in Wisconsin that is notable for evidence of early human butchering, making it important to the study of prehistoric human activity in North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hebior Mammoth canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological find
ⓘ
mammoth fossil ⓘ paleontological specimen ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | possible pre-Clovis hunter-gatherers ⓘ |
| bodyPartPreservation |
limb bones
ⓘ
ribs ⓘ skull ⓘ tusks ⓘ vertebrae ⓘ |
| butcheringEvidenceType |
bone breakage for marrow extraction
ⓘ
cut marks ⓘ disarticulation patterns ⓘ |
| commonName | Hebior Mammoth self-link ⓘ |
| completeness | nearly complete skeleton ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discoveredBy | farm workers ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Kenosha County, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| discoveredInYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| discoveredOnPropertyOf | John Hebior ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
Kenosha Public Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Kenosha Public Museum (casts and exhibits)
Milwaukee Public Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Milwaukee Public Museum (replica and some remains)
|
| estimatedAgeYearsBeforePresent | about 14,500 years ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
David Overstreet
ⓘ
Kenosha Public Museum researchers ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
exhibitions on Ice Age Wisconsin
ⓘ
publications on early Americans and megafauna hunting ⓘ |
| foundInDeposits | glacial outwash sediments ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
butchering marks on bones
ⓘ
stone tool use on carcass ⓘ |
| importanceToScience | key data point for early human subsistence strategies in the Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subject of ownership and repatriation discussions ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Hebior ⓘ |
| originalBonesLocation | private collection in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedFind |
Mud Lake Mammoth
ⓘ
Schäfer Mammoth ⓘ |
| researchField |
Pleistocene megafauna studies
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ peopling of the Americas ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of early human butchering in North America
ⓘ
supports pre-Clovis human presence in North America ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| taxon |
Mammoth
ⓘ
surface form:
Mammuthus primigenius
|
| usedAsEvidenceIn | debate on timing of first humans in the Americas ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.