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In the Rocky Mountains, archeologists uncover a unique fossil site packed with astonishingly well-preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons, and other giant extinct beasts. The discovery opens a highly focused window on the vanished world of the Ice Age in North America.

Scientists race to uncover a site in the Rockies packed with fossil mammoths.

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Experts uncover a site in Colorado packed with fossil mammoths and other extinct beasts.

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(This program is no longer available for online streaming.) In the Rocky Mountains, archeologists uncover a unique fossil site packed with astonishingly well-preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons, and other giant extinct beasts. The discovery opens a highly focused window on the vanished world of the Ice Age in North America.

Scientists race to uncover a site in the Rockies packed with fossil mammoths and other extinct ice age beasts.

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Scientists race to uncover a site in the Rockies packed with fossil mammoths and other extinct ice age beasts.

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