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What if your backyard hid a graveyard of Ice Age giants?

In 1960, Hendrik van Zyl was digging a well in South Africa when his shovel struck bone—then another, and another. He’d uncovered a fossil site full of giant ground sloths, saber-toothed cats, and massive armored creatures, perfectly preserved in the earth. Scientists who came skeptical left convinced: these were real, thousands of years old, and they completely changed how we understand Ice Age Africa and the animals that once roamed where homes and playgrounds now stand.

Van Zyl’s accidental discovery became a significant—but largely forgotten—paleontological site. It’s a reminder that some of history’s biggest breakthroughs happen when someone pays attention to what’s beneath their feet.

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