Diggin' Up an Old Fossil--Workers dig around the remains of a mammoth fossil believed to be a quarter of a million years old. The fossil was discovered Tuesday near Rome's old Via Flaminia by a fine arts student from the Italian capital who, along with classmates, was scrounging for remnants of early Roman civilization.

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Diggin' Up an Old Fossil--Workers dig around the remains of a mammoth fossil believed to be a quarter of a million years old. The fossil was discovered Tuesday near Rome's old Via Flaminia by a fine arts student from the Italian capital who, along with classmates, was scrounging for remnants of early Roman civilization.

Associated Press · [ca. January 1970]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Fossil

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