A winemaker in Austria discovered mammoth bones estimated to be between 30,000 and 40,000 years old during renovation works in a wine cellar.
The winemaker reported his discovery to Austria's Federal Monuments Office, which led to excavations by archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) in mid-May.
The mammoth bones were found in the Austrian city of Gobelsburg, north-west of Vienna.
According to the ÖAW, the mammoth remains are the "most significant find of this kind for more than 100 years."
Archaeologist have uncovered several layers of remains, suggesting they likely belong to at least three mammoths that lived during the Ice Age.
"Such a huge layer of mammoth bones is rare," said archaeologist Hannah Parow-Souchon.
Researchers suggested that the site might have served as a location where people from the Stone Age herded massive animals into traps to later kill them.
Now, they hope to uncover new clues about how people organized the hunt for the animals in ancient times.
According to the ÖAW, 150 years ago, a thick layer of bones, along with cultural layers containing artifacts, jewelry, fossils, and charcoal, was also discovered in a wine cellar in Gobelsburg.
After the archaeologists examine the new find, they will hand over the bones to the Natural History Museum (NHM) in Vienna for restoration.