Archeological "find Of The Year" In Wisconsin

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A 7-year-old boy who went exploring found the horns and skull of a long extinct bison species. The discovery is the eastern-most find of Bison Occidentalis, a forerunner of the modern American bison, in Wisconsin, state archaeologist John Broihahn said. He doesn't know yet precisely how old the skull is, but he said the species has been extinct for about 5,000 years. The remains of only about three others have turned up in Wisconsin, mostly in the state's northwest, he said. "This is a very significant find for several reasons," he said. "It helps us complete the story of what Wisconsin was like."

 

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