[Rockhounds] Cerutti Mastodon, California, reinterpreted as modern road construction "kill"

[Paul]

New Journal Article Concludes Cerutti Mastodon
Bones Broken Recently by Construction Equipment,
Not Hunters 130,000 Years Ago, Jason Colavito,
http://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/new-journal-article-concludes-cerutti-mastodon-bones-broken-recently-by-construction-equipment-not-hunters-130000-years-ago

The paper is:

Ferrell, P.M., 2019. The Cerutti Mastodon Site Reinterpreted
with Reference to Freeway Construction Plans and Methods.
PaleoAmerica, pp.1-7.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/20555563.2019.1589663

A reported case of similar "green bone" spiral
mammoth bone breakage by heavy machinery is:

Haynes, G., 2017. Taphonomy of the Inglewood mammoth
(Mammuthus columbi)(Maryland, USA): Green-bone fracturing
of fossil bones. Quaternary International, 445, pp.171-183.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298209908_Taphonomy_of_the_Inglewood_mammoth_Mammuthus_columbi_Maryland_USA_Green-bone_fracturing_of_fossil_bones
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gary_Haynes

Yours,

Paul H.