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Mastodon bones unearthed at Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel construction site

Mastodon bones on display at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel visitor’s center in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 29, 2024. The bones were found while digging a new tunnel at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel expansion project and are estimated to be between 12,000 and 50,000 years old. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Mastodon bones on display at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel visitor’s center in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 29, 2024. The bones were found while digging a new tunnel at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel expansion project and are estimated to be between 12,000 and 50,000 years old. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Trevor Metcalfe.
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The mastodon bones and other artifacts found during construction will soon go on display at a new project visitor's center in Norfolk.

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