Here's How You Clean a 11,000-Year-Old Fossil at the American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History has to spring clean Just like the rest of us, but how do they get the dust off of a 11,000-year-old Wooly Mammoth fossil? Check out this video from the museum to see how it's done.

It's the season for cleaning, and at the Museum, we're getting started in the Paul and Irma Milstein Hall of Advanced Mammals. Join us for a look at how we get the woolly mammoth fossil spruced up for spring.

Matt Coneybeare

Matt Coneybeare

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Matt enjoys exploring the City's with his partner and son. He is an avid marathon runner, and spends most of his time eating, running, and working on cool stuff.

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