TOP FIVE MAMMOTH FACTS
The discovery of the West Runton Mammoth, was first made in 1990, when local residents Margaret and Harold Hems were walking along West Runton beach and they saw what looked like a large bone sticking out from the cliff face. After contacting Norfolk Museums Service, it was identified as a pelvic bone of a large Steppe mammoth. A year later a local fossil hunter called Rob Sinclair discovered more large bones and an exploratory excavation took place, followed by a serious three-month long excavation in 1995, carried out by Norfolk Museums Service with the Norfolk Archaeological Unit.
The exploration unearthed 85% of a mammoth skeleton, the most complete skeleton of a Steppe mammoth ever found in the Britain. The majority of the West Runton Mammoth is in special storage at the Norfolk Collections Centre at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse (where regular public tours are put on) , but there is a dedicated display at Cromer Museum as well as a small display in Norwich Castle Museum.
TOP FIVE WEST RUNTON MAMMOTH FACTS

