"World's first mammoths' graveyard" found in eastern Serbia

KOSTOLAC -- Archaeologists in Kostolac, eastern Serbia, on Tuesday morning witnessed a stunning discovery at the Drmno coal strip mining field.

No less than five mammoth skeletons were discovered that day inside the stretch of about a hundred meters.

In all, seven skeletons have been found so far at the location, Belgrade daily Večernje Novosti is reporting.

Archaeologists working in the nearby Roman site Viminacium were fist alerted to one set of giant remains of a mammoth, that was damaged by the mining machinery. But then torrential rain fell on Monday, rinsing away the sand.

On Tuesday morning, no less than five other skeletons of the ancient extinct animals - ancestors of today's elephants - were clearly visible at the site... b92.net

Actualización 22-06-12: Vídeo. Hallan restos de mamuts en Serbia.