Whatley Mammoth

I'm a 14,000 year old mammoth tooth who tweets on behalf of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society Museum. All views strictly my own!

[Whatley Mammoth @UBSSmuseum]

We can't thank our volunteers enough - the museum is being decorated now the building work is done

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A caving photography award gets the repair shop treatment (Giles Barker Award) https://t.co/LvIwMPKiaD

[Hugh Thomas @DrHughT]

‘How did hunter-gatherers do this?’ is a phrase that is often thrown around. To further highlight the complexity of hunter-gatherer life, let me show you what is possibly the oldest ‘story’ ever found. This is the Lascaux Cave, and the rock art you see is c.20,000 years old.🧵1/

[Whatley Mammoth @UBSSmuseum]

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[Film Threat @FilmThreat]

“…follows three different people to show their perspectives of the underground.” Jason Delgado reviews the @Tribeca documentary Underland.
https://t.co/SdtS7u9PYM #Tribeca #FilmThreatTribeca #Tribeca2025

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Lot's of Mammoth love in Ilford

[The Mary Rose @MaryRoseMuseum]

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

[New Scientist @newscientist]

Archaeologists in Ukraine have uncovered fragments of what could be the oldest human-made ivory objects ever found. https://t.co/oyJqlXTC1U

[Whatley Mammoth @UBSSmuseum]

Interesting listen if you wonder how archaeologists process bones

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[Whatley Mammoth @UBSSmuseum]

Making wooly mice could have some unintended consequences
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[Pulp Librarian @PulpLibrarian]

Ed Emshwiller explains: apolithomaphobia!

[Whatley Mammoth @UBSSmuseum]

Got to wait a couple of years for the bar to open!
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[History_of_Geology @Geology_History]

January 14, 1890, birthday of English geologist Arthur Holmes.
He suggested that the radioactive decay of minerals provided an energy and heat source for mantle convection...

[Andy Marshall 📸 @fotofacade]

The jaw dropping early C16th angel roof at St. Wendreda's in March, Cambridgeshire - Sir John Betjeman said it was "worth cycling forty miles into a headwind to see." It's hard to believe that this beautiful example of medieval craftsmanship is under threat #thread

[Whatley Mammoth @UBSSmuseum]

Ooof. I want to go even more now!

[Isaac French @isaacfrench_]

My friends bought 34 acres of Ohio wilderness.

While hiking one day, they stumbled upon a dark, dripping cavern—and decided to pour their life savings into it.

Today, it's one of the world's most profitable airbnbs. The waitlist is years long.

Here's the story...🧵

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Living the dream
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