Mammoth central

The site is believed to have been the boggy shores of an ancient lake bed where animals were trapped 100,000 to 20,000 years ago.

Archaeologist Rubén Manzanilla López, of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, has also reported that the mammoths appeared to have been "carved up" by humans.

The site is only 12 miles (19 km) from artificial pits which were once used by humans to trap and kills large mammals.

[1] Due to the frequency of remains and artifacts, all bulldozers and construction workers are accompanied by archeologists.

Paleontologist Joaquin Arroyo Cabrales believes that the site will reveal that there was a "synergy effect between climate change and human presence.