'Ancient mammoth bones' found on the dry bed of the Danube River

Ancient remains believed to be from a mammoth were found on the Danube Riverbed near Ryahovo in northern Bulgaria, including a jawbone, tusks, and ribs.

The discovery followed a local resident’s report, and experts from a regional natural history museum inspected the site; the animal may have been a juvenile.

Severe heat and drought have driven water levels down across major European rivers, exposing archaeological finds.

The remains could offer important clues about mammoth ecology and the region’s prehistoric environment.