Pedro Francisco Sánchez Nava, the institute’s national coordinator of archaeology, said the remains of about 60 mammoths had so far been uncovered in three areas since exploration started late last year on the airport construction site, which was formerly occupied by the Santa Lucía air base. One of those areas was the shoreline of the former ancient Lake Xaltocan.

Source: New York Times May 25, 2020 21:33 UTC