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covered, dozens of endangered species rescued from extinction, and health services
and sustainable agriculture brought to remote villages in more than 20 countries.
More than three decades later, you can help Agenbroad continue to investigate the New
World's largest natural deposit of Columbian mammoth remains. Since 1976, dozens of
Earthwatch crews (it was one of Earthwatch's first projects) have excavated more than 52
mammoths, as well as camels, llamas, and the first wolf and giant short-faced bear fossils
found in the north-central plains.
Working with Agenbroad and his field staff, you'll learn how to excavate, record, and
preserve bone fragments in plaster casts, map where bones are discovered, screen earth for
small fossils of other species, and estimate a mammoth's age by measuring its teeth. If you
come for the first of the two 14-day expeditions, held every year in July, you'll even get to
take part in the Hot Springs Fourth of July parade.
You'll also share your knowledge with the more than 100,000 visitors who come each
year to the site, now a $1.1 million museum and a national natural landmark. Expect a warm
welcome from Hot Springs locals, who are proud of their mammoths.
A master at building esprit de corps, Agenbroad will give you a complete education on
prehistoric environments and Pleistocene extinctions. He also throws in good food, field trips,
afternoon Popsicle breaks, and hilarious lectures.
After digging through 20,000-year-old sediments, you'll welcome showers at a comfort-
able motel near the site. Hearty meals prepared by a local ranch woman are served family
style. Team members and staff rotate kitchen duties.
The contribution for participation is $2,449.
HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
Earthwatch
Institute,
3
Clock
Tower
Place,
Maynard,
MA
01754,
978-461-0081,
www.earthwatch.org or www.mammothsite.com.
