As kids, at one point or the other, we've all heard stories of places built on graveyards. For a man in Austria, this came true. While renovating, he found a graveyard, not of humans, but of ancient mammoths under his house.

<h2>Archaeological sensation</h2>

Researchers, as per BBC, are calling the find an "archaeological sensation".

The&nbsp;discovery was made by Andreas Pernerstorfer, a winemaker, while renovating his wine cellar. Initially, he thought the&nbsp;bones&nbsp;were "just a piece of wood left by my grandfather."

However, he was in for a massive surprise. They turned out to be Stone Age mammoths.

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He reported his find to authorities and researchers from the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The OeAW have concluded that there are at least three Stone Age mammoths buried under the house in the village of Gobelsburg, in the district of Krems, west of Vienna.

"I thought it was just a piece of wood left by my grandfather. But then I dug it out a bit, and then I remembered that in the past my grandfather said he had found teeth. And then I immediately thought it was a mammoth," said Pernerstorfer, as quoted by BBC.

Researchers have been excavating the bones since the middle of May, and they believe the bones are between 30,000 and 40,000 years old.

"Such a dense bone layer of mammoths is rare," says Hannah Parow-Souchon, who is leading the excavation. "It's the first time we've been able to investigate something like this in Austria using modern methods."

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<h2>What makes the find an 'archaeological sensation'?</h2>

As per the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the last such find was made around 150 years ago, also in the district of Krems.

"During the excavation there, the cellars in question were completely cleared out. Other comparable sites in Austria and neighbouring countries were mostly excavated at least 100 years ago and have largely been lost to modern research," said the institute in a statement.

Researchers, as per the report, believe that the mammoths could have died on the spot they were found at, possibly hunted by humans. Once excavated, the bones will be taken to the Vienna Museum of Natural History for research.

(With inputs from agencies)

As kids, at one point or the other, we've all heard stories of places built on graveyards. For a man in Austria, this came true. While renovating, he found a graveyard, not of humans, but of ancient mammoths under his house.

As kids, at one point or the other, we've all heard stories of places built on graveyards. For a man in Austria, this came true. While renovating, he found a graveyard, not of humans, but of ancient mammoths under his house. Archaeological sensation Researchers, as per BBC, are calling the find an "archaeological sensation". The discovery was made by Andreas Pernerstorfer, a winemaker, while renovating his wine cellar. Initially, he thought the bones were "just a piece of wood left by my grandfather." However, he was in for a massive surprise. They turned out to be Stone Age mammoths. Also read | ‘Beam me up’: Mysterious pillars of light in Japan’s night sky spark alien frenzy. UFO kidnapping humans? He reported his find to authorities and researchers from the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The OeAW have concluded that there are at least three Stone Age mammoths buried under the house in the village of Gobelsburg, in the district of Krems, west of Vienna. "I thought it was just a piece of wood left by my grandfather. But then I dug it out a bit, and then I remembered that in the past my grandfather said he had found teeth. And then I immediately thought it was a mammoth," said Pernerstorfer, as quoted by BBC. Researchers have been excavating the bones since the middle of May, and they believe the bones are between 30,000 and 40,000 years old. "Such a dense bone layer of mammoths is rare," says Hannah Parow-Souchon, who is leading the excavation. "It's the first time we've been able to investigate something like this in Austria using modern methods." Also read | ‘The Mayor’ buried 6,800 years ago with drinks and food for afterlife discovered in Bavaria What makes the find an 'archaeological sensation'? As per the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the last such find was made around 150 years ago, also in the district of Krems. "During the excavation there, the cellars in question were completely cleared out. Other comparable sites in Austria and neighbouring countries were mostly excavated at least 100 years ago and have largely been lost to modern research," said the institute in a statement. Researchers, as per the report, believe that the mammoths could have died on the spot they were found at, possibly hunted by humans. Once excavated, the bones will be taken to the Vienna Museum of Natural History for research. (With inputs from agencies)

Austria man makes a creepy discovery: A prehistoric mammoth graveyard under his house

A study published on Wednesday claims that teeth from mammoths buried in the Siberian permafrost have revealed the world's oldest DNA ever sequenced.&nbsp;

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Researchers said the three specimens, one about 800,000 years old and the other two more than a million year old, sheds light on the giant Ice Age mammals, reports news agency AFP.&nbsp;

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These far exceed the previously oldest sequenced DNA that of a horse dating between 780,000 to 560,000 years ago.

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"This DNA is incredibly old. The samples are a thousand times older than Viking remains, and even pre-date the existence of humans and Neanderthals," said Love Dalen, senior author of the study.&nbsp;

The study was published in the science journal Nature.&nbsp;

The mammoths were first found in the 1970s in Siberia and were kept at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.&nbsp;

Scientists first dated the specimens geologically, with comparisons to species like small rodents, which suggested that the two mammals were more than a million years old.&nbsp;

The youngest of the three specimens is one of the earliest woolly mammoths found so far.&nbsp;

Genetic data from tiny samples of powder from each mammoth tooth was also discovered which was "essentially like a pinch of salt you would put on your dinner plate," Dalen, who is also a professor of evolutionary genetics at the Centre for Palaeogenetics in Stockholm, told a press briefing.&nbsp;

From these tooth samples, researchers sequenced tens of millions of chemical base pairs, which make up the strands of DNA, and were able to find age estimates.

This method revealed that the oldest mammoth, named Krestovka, is even older at about 1.65 million years old.

The second-oldest Adycha is approximately 1.34 million years old, and the Chukochya is 870,000 years old.

 
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A study published on Wednesday claims that teeth from mammoths buried in the Siberian permafrost have revealed the world's oldest DNA ever sequenced. Watch | Researchers said the three specimens, one about 800,000 years old and the other two more than a million year old, sheds light on the giant Ice Age mammals, reports news agency AFP.

A study published on Wednesday claims that teeth from mammoths buried in the Siberian permafrost have revealed the world's oldest DNA ever sequenced. Watch | Researchers said the three specimens, one about 800,000 years old and the other two more than a million year old, sheds light on the giant Ice Age mammals, reports news agency AFP. Also read | Where did the asteroid which wiped out dinosaurs came from? Scientists answer These far exceed the previously oldest sequenced DNA that of a horse dating between 780,000 to 560,000 years ago. Also read | Scientists discover life where it shouldn't exist in Antarctica "This DNA is incredibly old. The samples are a thousand times older than Viking remains, and even pre-date the existence of humans and Neanderthals," said Love Dalen, senior author of the study. The study was published in the science journal Nature. The mammoths were first found in the 1970s in Siberia and were kept at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Scientists first dated the specimens geologically, with comparisons to species like small rodents, which suggested that the two mammals were more than a million years old. The youngest of the three specimens is one of the earliest woolly mammoths found so far. Genetic data from tiny samples of powder from each mammoth tooth was also discovered which was "essentially like a pinch of salt you would put on your dinner plate," Dalen, who is also a professor of evolutionary genetics at the Centre for Palaeogenetics in Stockholm, told a press briefing. From these tooth samples, researchers sequenced tens of millions of chemical base pairs, which make up the strands of DNA, and were able to find age estimates. This method revealed that the oldest mammoth, named Krestovka, is even older at about 1.65 million years old. The second-oldest Adycha is approximately 1.34 million years old, and the Chukochya is 870,000 years old.

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Austria man makes a creepy discovery: A prehistoric mammoth graveyard under his house

Million-year-old mammoths teeth reveal world's oldest DNA ever sequenced