The Naco Mammoth Excavation: Interview with George Cattanch




Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day September 25th 2010 show

Summary: Dr. George Cattanach, last surviving member of the student crew that excavated ASM's famous 12,000 year old mammoth in the early 1950's talks about his experiences at the kill site near Naco, AZ working under the direction of pre-eminent archaeologist Emil Haury. Interview conducted by Nancy Odegaard (ASM Head of Preservation), Barnet Pavao-Zuckerman (ASM Associate Curator of Zooarchaeology) and Christina Bisulca (Conservator/Ph.D. Candidate UA Materials Science). Audio editing by Jamie Elyse Madden.