Local Dolgan peoples History
As fascinating and as unique the marvellous preservation of Mammoth Tusks from the frozen steps is, also is the habitat and customs of the nomads that often are the first people to discover the remains thawed out of the permafrost.
The Dolgans are a nomadic people living on the tundra. When the thaw occurs they are sometimes fortunate to discover Mammoths and other Ice Age remains. It is the custom of these people to put something back into mother earth if you take something from it. And so it has been known that when tusks are taken for instance, a reindeer or live stock animal is slain and buried to compensate for the great value of these magnificent mammoth Tusks.
Other Nomenclature
Woolly Mammoth Tusk
Woolly Mammoth Tusks
Mammoth Tusks
Mammuthus
Prehistoric Elephant
Ice Age
Siberian Mammoth
Woolly Mammoths
Mammuthus Primigenius
Russian mamont
Mastodon
Pleistocene Mammoth
Location
Mount Tamyr (Taimyr), Peninsula, Siberian steps, Russia.
Geological Age
Quaternary Era, Late Pleistocene (Upper Pleistocene), Tarantian Epoch, around 200,000 - 20,000 years ago
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