Mammoth in the Artichokes; Encounter with an Ice Age Landscape in Monterey- A free community webinar

Join us in welcoming back the always-popular Mark Hylkema
Retired Supervisor, Cultural Resources Program
Santa Cruz District Archaeologist, California State Parks

Mark will share the story of an Ice Age mammal discovered in our region and the research team that investigated and recovered the remains.

Here is his presentation abstract:
In the spring of 2011, the remains of a Columbian Mammoth were exposed in an artichoke field near the town of Castroville, California. During the grading to create additional planting areas, the operator of the heavy machinery observed bones that turned out to be the partial, but articulated remains of the mammoth, along with fragments of bone representative of other Late Pleistocene (Ice Age) animals. In the hope of finding a link between the mammoth and early ancestral Native Americans, a research team involving many different colleges and universities was organized to learn what we could before active agricultural activities closed the opportunity to investigate. The process of learning about these animals led to a journey of discovery about the landscape and natural history of the Monterey Bay region at the end of the Great Ice Age. This lecture will highlight some of the many insights gained and will share information about the recovery of the remains of creatures that were once on the menu for the first people of the Americas- but have since vanished from our world as if they had never been.

You may also like the following events from Coastside Land Trust:

• This month, 20th September, 09:00 am, California Coastal Cleanup Day 2025 in Half Moon Bay

Also check out other Workshops in Mount Gravatt, Virtual events in Mount Gravatt.