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30,000-Year-Old Horse Skull Unearthed in Yukon Mine

7/17/2025

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In a remarkable find in Yukon, Canada, researchers uncovered a pristine horse skull dating back approximately 30,000 years from the last ice age. Discovered in a Klondike mine with the help of miners, this complete male skull, likely from a teenage horse, awaits further genetic analysis to unveil its mysterious species.

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In a remarkable find in Yukon, Canada, researchers uncovered a pristine horse skull dating back approximately 30,000 years from the last ice age. Discovered in a Klondike mine with the help of miners, this complete male skull, likely from a teenage horse, awaits further genetic analysis to unveil its mysterious species.