June 14, 20225:30 AM ET
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/14/1104158719/woolly-mammoth-tusk-koyukuk-river-alaska
A mammoth tusk protruding from the riverbank on the Koyukuk River in Alaska.
Adrienne Ghaly
Alaska’s Koyukuk River was the site of an interesting discovery. During a float down the river, a group of University of Virginia professors spotted a woolly mammoth tusk along the riverbank.
Adrienne Ghaly, apostdocin Environmental Humanities, was able to document the moment in a photograph.
“We’re a group from UVA calledSanctuary Labworking on climate impacts on places of cultural and ecological significance,” said Ghaly. “We were taken on a float down the middle fork of the Koyukuk River near Coldfoot, Alaska. The river was high and flowing fast, but my colleagueKaren McGlatherywas able to spot the tusk.”
Ghaly uploaded her image of the tusk to Twitter and it was shared onReddit, where…
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