Properties (73)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
paleontological site
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gptkbp:archaeologicalFindings |
high
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gptkbp:area |
100 acres
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
Waco_Mammoth_Foundation
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gptkbp:attraction |
educational site
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gptkbp:climate |
temperate
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gptkbp:collaborations |
with other institutions
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gptkbp:community_outreach |
for underserved communities
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gptkbp:communityEngagement |
public meetings
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gptkbp:communityEvents |
annual festivals
educational fairs |
gptkbp:communityInvolvement |
local volunteers
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gptkbp:communityPrograms |
lectures and workshops
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gptkbp:communitySupport |
local businesses
local government |
gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
ongoing
fossil conservation |
gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
local heritage
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gptkbp:designatedAs |
National Monument
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gptkbp:education |
school programs
|
gptkbp:educational_programs |
available online
|
gptkbp:educationalPrograms |
available for schools
summer camps family programs teacher training workshops |
gptkbp:established |
1978
as a protected site |
gptkbp:exhibits |
interactive displays
prehistoric artifacts educational videos fossil casts life-size mammoth replicas fossil preparation lab historical context displays 3D models of mammoths fossil identification workshops interpretive_center |
gptkbp:features |
mammoth fossils
other prehistoric animal fossils |
gptkbp:funding |
grants
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gptkbp:guidedTours |
available
|
gptkbp:historicalResearch |
ongoing studies
fossil analysis |
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
educational value
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Waco Mammoth Site
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Waco,_Texas
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gptkbp:managedBy |
gptkb:National_Park_Service
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
fossilized remains of other species
mammoth bones |
gptkbp:openToPublic |
2009
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gptkbp:partnerships |
local schools
with museums |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Waco_Mammoth_National_Monument
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gptkbp:publicAccess |
yes
|
gptkbp:researchFocus |
Pleistocene epoch
climate change impacts paleobiology extinct species studies |
gptkbp:researchInterest |
universities
with international researchers published studies |
gptkbp:scientificName |
paleontological research
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gptkbp:significance |
first and only recorded nursery herd of mammoths
|
gptkbp:surroundingArea |
Waco_Lake
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gptkbp:type |
fossil site
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gptkbp:visitors |
restrooms
interactive learning picnic areas gift shop hands-on activities guided nature walks |
gptkbp:visitorsPerYear |
over 30,000
|
gptkbp:volunteerOpportunities |
available
|