Remains of mammoth unearthed at Warsaw metro building site

The bones of a prehistoric mammal have been found at the site of the future Płocka metro station in Warsaw's western Wola district. Initial estimates put their age at between 100,000 and 120,000 years, the Warsaw Metro's press office announced on Monday. Workers came across the pelvic bone and skeletal fragments six metres underground during work on the metro station's ventilation system. Shortly after, staff of the State Archaeological Museum appeared at the scene, who are supervising construction of that stretch of the new line. Building work has been halted while the find is extracted and artefacts (such as flint tools) are sought.