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All the theories that these scientist have are very reasonable explanations to how the species of elephant died to if it was killed by humans. The one thing about the article that catches my attention is that they can’t seem to find what caused the elephant’s bones to be crushed or signs of activity of harm? Was it caused by humans, or was it caused by something else? Considering the time frame, it could easily be caused by human activity. What contradicts this theory it that there was no sign of them needing a food source, but humans being the only species other than it’s own can cause harm to the elephant. This is important because scientist need to know how people lived back then, and what they did to shape today’s world.
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