Mammoths in Jersey
Steppe Mammoths have been found at La Cotte in Jersey, and have sparked many mind’s interest.
La Cotte de St. Brelade is an amazing archeological site, where archeologists have discovered both human and animal remains. La Cotte de St. Brelade is one of the best preserved records of neanderthal life in the world.
Bone heaps had been discovered piled against a wall and seemed to have been piled purposefully as some were arranged vertically. One of the bones (a mammoth skull) had a rib bone deliberately driven into it, which was unique to the site.
The spooky skeletons (halloween joke intended!) belonged to a family of mammoths called Steppe Mammoths, to find out more about Steppe Mammoths, please read this essay: