Farmer Makes 2 Million Years Old Archeological Find When Walking Dog




This farmer was on a stroll around his property when he happened upon something genuinely puzzling. After examining it from every angle, he realized that it was something he had never seen before. Soon enough, word of his find began to travel around his small community. This was no longer a secret find, but one that would have the world talking. It was time for Jose to call in the experts.

Meet Jose


It was a crisp Christmas day in 2015 when Jose Antonio Nievas decided to take a stroll around his farm. He took his dogs with him, as he knew they needed some exercise. As they walked around the perimeter of the farm, Jose noticed something out of the ordinary.

It was not something he had ever seen on his farm before, and he could not tell what it was. It had an egg-like shape and was stuck in the bank of a small river.


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The Mysterious Object


Jose went over to examine the mysterious object. He wanted to see what it felt like and try to determine what kind of substance it was made from. As he ran his hands over it, he realized that it felt like stone.

The entire egg-shaped object was splattered with mud, and Jose could see that there were some unique markings on the outer layer of it. He tried to splash some water on it, but that did not work very well. He realized that he needed some reinforcements to help him clean off this object and discover what it is.
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A Helping Hand


There was only one other person on the farm for Jose to call in for help, and that was his wife, Rita. He did not want to move the mystery object, as he feared that he could break it. However, he did want to know what it contained, and what exactly it is.

Rita quickly gathered some materials they could use to clean the object. It would take some towels and some other cleaning tools to get all of the mud off of it. What the couple would unearth would be something pretty incredible. Other parties were about to get involved in this find.


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A Strange Theory


This object that Jose had found resembled an egg. There was no denying that. The outer shell looked like it belonged to a dragon. A much more plausible explanation was that it was a dinosaur egg. Jose had thought that was what it was from the moment he saw it but had yet to share this with his wife.

As soon as Rita saw the object, and heard about Jose’s theory, she saw that what Jose had been saying was true. It seemed that he had found a rare, well-preserved dinosaur’s egg. Now, the couple needed to decide what to do with it.
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Being Careful


Before calling any researchers to come and verify their find, Jose and Rita wanted to clean the egg off completely. They used small paintbrushes, with soft tips to work the mud out of the cracks on the egg.

Then they slowly rinsed the entire egg with clean water. The outer shell began to shine through, and they noticed that there was a hole on the top. Finding out if anything was inside would be impossible, as they did not want to damage the egg any further. The egg was gigantic, what kind of dinosaur could it have belonged to?
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Jurassic Park


This egg could not have belonged to one of the mythical dragons on Game of Thrones. It was simply too big. Instead, it looked like something out of the film Jurassic Park. Maybe it was a fossilized tyrannosaurus rex egg.

The only way to truly find out what it was, was to have a paleontologist come in and examine it. A paleontologist specializes in dinosaur fossils and skeletons, and they would be able to tell.
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The Size


When Jose first stumbled upon the hidden egg, he had only been able to see a portion of it. The rest had been firmly ensconced in the river bank. As he and his wife, cleaned around the egg and dug out the sides, they were able to see it was much bigger than they had anticipated.

Jose decided to measure the egg, and it was a whopping three feet long. The egg also weighed a lot, which meant it was time to call in more help.
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The Police


Once the police got the phone call from Jose, they headed over to the site of the egg. Everyone crowded around it and tried to determine what it was. The police could not shed any light on what they were looking at.

Collectively, Jose, Rita, and the police knew that they needed to call in some professional help. Something else occurred, though, that made the police even more curious about this unique object. The world would also want to know about this discovery.
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Word Spreads


As soon as the police arrived on the farm, Jose and Rita’s neighbors were alerted. They knew something was going on and wanted to find out for themselves what all the fuss was about. Almost the entire town showed up to the site of the egg.

Everyone wanted to see the find and get a picture with it. Jose and Rita became worried that the egg might be damaged, and did not want anyone to touch it directly.
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Feeling Frustrated


Nobody knew what this object was, Jose continued to assume it was an egg, but he was frustrated by the lack of knowledge. One morning, he decided to take his dogs for another walk. He wandered over to his find once more to have a look at it.

His dogs were acting strangely and immediately ran towards the egg. This confused Jose, had something with the egg changed? He watched the dogs to see what they would do.
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Barking At The Egg


Something about the object had changed. The dogs were barking at it. It was almost as if something inside the egg was alive. The strange reaction to the egg continued to puzzle Jose. He decided to pull out his smartphone and take a video of the egg, and the dogs.

Maybe someone online would be able to determine what this strange egg was. This video would finally help Jose find some answers, which he desperately wanted at this point.
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More Help


Jose sent the video he had taken to the police. The police had mostly given up on determining what the object was. In one last effort, they called some government authorities who were able to procure the services of two archeologists.

These archeologists were dispatched to the site of the object. Hopefully, these two would finally be able to say what the object. Things did not go according to plan though.
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Ancient Origins


The archeologists examined the object thoroughly. It was indeed something from an ancient period. They were not able to run any tests that could accurately carbon date it, though. To do that, they would need to unearth the object completely and have it transported to their lab at a nearby university.

This would not be a cheap process, and it would take a lot of manpower to get the egg out of the river bank.
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Unearthing The Object


Slowly, but surely, the archeologists managed to get the egg out of the mud. It was a prolonged process. As soon as it appeared to be ready to move, it would sink into the muddy riverbank. To make it even harder, the egg weighed a whopping two tons.

It was not possible to move this egg with pure manpower. It would take a machine to pull it out and swing it onto a truck bed. Eventually, the egg was ready for transport.
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Running Some Tests


Once the egg was safely in the university archeologists’ lab, they were able to run various tests. They removed portions of the outer shell, and the material from the inside. As the tests began to come back, the archeologists could see that it was organic matter.

It had once belonged to an organism. In a state of Michigan, another find similar to this one was uncovered.
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Argentina to America


James Bristle, another farmer like Jose, but who is based in the state of Michigan, came across something similar to Jose’s find in Argentina. James was not out for a walk like Jose. Instead, he was exploring potential areas that could be used for natural gas.

He wanted to install a pipeline, as it would give his family some much-needed income. As soon as he began excavating one area, he found something surprising.
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Digging Deep


To dig an area deep enough to install a pipeline, an excavation machine is needed. The bones that James found were buried a few feet under the ground. It was a strange skeleton that he had found.

This may not have been the liquid gold of natural gas, but what he had found was something that was historically very valuable. He would need to contact some archeologists in his area to find out more.
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Soft Soil


As a soy farmer, James always made sure that his soil was well irrigated. This meant that it did not have a high clay content, and thus was very soft. Digging through it was easy, and that was why hitting something hard was strange.

As soon as the excavator made a scraping sound, James had it turned off. What greeted him was a giant tusk. There were no elephants in the area, so what could have been buried here?
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A Bony Grave


The giant tusk was just one of the many things that were buried at this site. James and his crew began to wade through the mud and soil. Slowly, more and more bones were unearthed. There were large ribs, pelvis, and leg bones.

Everyone hoped that they would find a skull. This would definitively tell them what this skeleton belonged to. James knew he would also need to call in some help to truly identify this find.
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A Shell


Back in Argentina, Jose had finally found out what it was he had found. There was an armadillo-like creature that existed at the time of dinosaurs. It is called a glyptodon. Essentially, it has a giant shell, which is what Jose found on his farm.

This shell once encased a body that was slightly furred and protected it from other predators. This was one of the best shells to be found to date, as it was only slightly damaged.
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A Happy Town


With Jose’s find being something so important archeologically speaking, his town began to celebrate him. Everyone wanted to be a part of this find. Some people did not believe that the find was real, but the archeologists in-charge of determining the authenticity of the find were very quick to provide proof.

Jose’s find would be on display for all to see. Paleontologists from around the world flocked to see it. The shell was a sight to behold.
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Back To America


In Michigan, the excavation of the skeleton was almost complete. People from the nearby town had all come to see what had been found. The site was quickly declared an archeological dig.

Professor Daniel Fisher came down to the site to help with dating the find and what the creature was. It was determined that James had found a wooly mammoth skeleton that had been incredibly well-preserved. These were both very important findings.
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Telling A Story


Archeological findings like Jose’s and James’ are important because they provide a new look into the past. We can never truly know what the dinosaur period or the Ice Age was like, but finding these skeletons, and running tests on them can help us learn a lot.

It tells the story of evolution, and how some of our most beloved animals came to be. You can view both of these findings at museums in their respective countries.