Lier mammoth
 Skeleton in the RBINS | |
| Common name | Lier mammoth |
|---|---|
| Species | Mammoth, species uncertain |
| Age | c. 23,000 years |
| Place discovered | Lier, Antwerp, Belgium |
| Date discovered | 1860 |
The Lier mammoth is the skeleton of a mammoth that was found in 1860 near the Dungelhoeffkazerne in Lier in the Province of Antwerp, Belgium while digging the diversion canal connected to the Nete River.[1] Its importance was recognised by a military doctor stationed in Lier, François-Joseph Scohy, and the skeleton was excavated, mounted and in 1869 for the first time shown to the public. This was the first skeleton of a mammoth found in Western Europe. Only the museum of Saint Petersburg was already in possession of a mammoth skeleton. Since the skeleton is not complete, some bones were recreated out of wood.
Today, the skeleton is preserved in the museum of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels. Since 2018, a 3D printed replica is present at the Lahr City Museum.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Our Natural Selection - The Lier Mammoth. YouTube.
- ↑ "De Mammoet van Lier keert na 150 jaar terug naar huis". Materialise.
Sources
[edit]- Sur les ossements fossiles Découverts à Lierre le 28 Fevrier 1860, les Bulletins de l'Académie Royale de Belgique, 2e série, tome IX, n. 5
- 250 Years of Natural Sciences Archived 2019-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Le Mammouth de Lier[permanent dead link]