Balgarianovinite.com Ancient mammoth remains have been discovered due to the low water level of the Danube River near the village of Ryahovo (on the Danube), Ruse Regional History Museum Director Prof. Nikolay Nenov told BTA on Wednesday.
According to Nenov, the discovery was reported by local residents, and specialists from the Ecomuseum in Ruse who were sent to the site identified a lower jaw, two tusks and what is probably a rib from a mammoth.
“Tomorrow [Thursday] we will arrange for the remains to be recovered and transported to the museum. After that, we will have more information about the species of mammoth and exactly what the remains found represent,” Prof. Nenov said.
He explained that the preliminary hypothesis is that the remains were not carried there by the river’s current. According to him, numerous similar finds have previously been discovered in the area and recovered from river sediments using dredging equipment. The current case is different, however, as the remains were concentrated in one place. This suggests that the animal may have died there.
Prof. Nenov said that scientists had also previously indicated that the area could contain similar archaeological finds. It is believed that thousands of years ago the site was a swamp where the animal died.
After being transported to the museum, the remains will be conserved and examined to determine which mammoth species they belong to. Specialists currently believe they probably come from a single individual, but a final conclusion will be reached after the examinations are completed.
“I would not call it a sensation, but every discovery of such ancient remains is very important for science,” the head of the Regional History Museum in Ruse said. Mammoth Remains Discovered near Ruse Village Due to Low Danube Water Level 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-30 08:11:27 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law