Future Plans

Radiocarbon Date

A parent has generously underwritten an effort to date Benny's teeth. So far the lab has not been able to sample enough organic material to be able to get a reasonable date, but they continue to try.

We are collaborating with the Illinois State Museum and the Illinois State Geological Survey on dating some organic material sampled from the paleosol (ancient soil) on which the bones are lying. We'll keep you posted!

Scientific Conferences

Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Denver, CO, November 7-10, 2004

• Janis Treworgy will present a paper in a theme session on Authentic Research Collaborations: Bringing Scientific Researchers, K-12 Schools, and Other Community Groups Together in the Scientific Endeavor.

• Janis Treworgy will be offering a 3-hour workshop for K-12 Teachers on Mammoths

Summer Session

Continuing our desire to give our many friends and alumni a chance to be part of this project, Janis Treworgy is again offering a one-week field course during the first week of Summer Session. It only seems fair to let those of you who have walked over Benny before we discovered his presence have a piece of the excitement first hand.

• Two-hour course in the morning, 7:30 am - 9:30 am
• Opportunity for you to dig for bones and maybe even pedestal and plaster jacket a bone to remove it
• Requires patience, great care, and a willingness to get hot and dirty
• Our motto: “…let patience have her perfect work…" (Bible, James 1:4)

T-Shirts and More

• If you would like a Principia Mammoth Dig t-shirt or a woolly mammoth key chain, shop at www.prin.edu/bookstore.

Questions?

• Send e-mail to: mammoth@prin.edu