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  DAY 8

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trenching around the block containing the mammoth's ribs
UCMP's Nicholas Pyenson and Katie Brakora continue to undercut the block containing the mammoth's ribs, to free it from the ground below. © 2005 UCMP
Katie removes some small bone fragments from the ground
Katie removes some more bone fragments from the ground, carefully wrapping them in foil to protect them. These are the last fragments found at this site. © 2005 UCMP
Katie and Nick with the block
The big block containing the ribs will be lifted out with a crane, put on a truck and sent to UCMP. All of the mammoth fossils will be prepared and cleaned, before being displayed at a local museum in Santa Clara county. © 2005 UCMP

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