Hot Springs, South Dakota - Mammoth Site: Indoor Boneyard

Hot Springs, South Dakota - Bone Pit Gawking Enjoys Mammoth Resurgence

Mammoth Site: Indoor Boneyard: People have stared at bones in pits ever since there have been bone pits old enough for detached viewing. Yet in recent years it has become an uncertain, even discouraged, activity. [09/11/2008] Complete Story...

Hot Springs, South Dakota - Dig Up A Mammoth

An actual, working, active excavation of mammoth bones and fossils. Call ahead and reserve a spot for kids to participate in the dig (limited number of spots available). Very good tour all around the dig, plus interesting exhibits about prehistoric life in the area. Fascinating because you are there, watching the scientists work! If you're into archeology you'll love it, and if you're not you'll still find it interesting because the bones that are being dug up are just as the animals fell. [Debbi, 09/20/2008]

Hot Springs, South Dakota - Mammoth excavation site

Hot spring site where mammoths were drawn to water and then drowned. Huge excavation effort on grounds formerly planned for an apartment complex. The land owner was cool enough to give up his capitalist endeavors for a piece of natural history. [KD Derr, 08/11/2001]