Archaeology breakthrough as unearthed 'palace of bones' leaves experts baffled

Archaeology breakthrough as unearthed 'palace of bones' leaves experts baffled (Image: A. J. E.

/Antiquity) A baffling 'Palace of Bones' constructed from 40,000 year old mammoth remains has been discovered around 300 miles south of Moscow. This latest find, known as Kostenki 11, is the oldest and largest "mammoth house" ever unearthed at a Russian archaeological site - believed to have been made from over 60 mammoths. Smaller relics were found in the 1960s and 70s at the same site, but none of this incredible size.

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Although the remains were initially excavated a few years ago, recent studies show that the mammoth bones date ba.