Russian 'Mammoth City' gathers researchers
Published: 23 June, 2007, 11:30
Hundreds of scientists, researchers and palaeontologists have gathered in the Russian Republic of Yakutia for a conference devoted to extinct mammoths.
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Published: 23 June, 2007, 11:30
Hundreds of scientists, researchers and palaeontologists have gathered in the Russian Republic of Yakutia for a conference devoted to extinct mammoths.