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  DAY 6

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detaching the block from the pedestal
UCMP's Jenny McGuire detaches the block containing the mammoth's pelvis from the ground, by breaking the pedestal below the block. © 2005 UCMP		 trimming excess material from block
After the block is turned over, excess material is removed to reduce weight. © 2005 UCMP		 interviewed by Robert Handa
Robert Handa of KTVU Channel 2 News interviews Jenny, alongside the turned pelvic block. © 2005 UCMP
putting straps around the tusks/skull block
UCMP's Mark Goodwin and a crew from the water district attach tarp straps to the block containing the tusks and skull. These blocks weigh several hundred pounds, and need to be lifted with a crane. © 2005 UCMP		 everything is in place to lift the fossil blocks
A fossil block is attached to the crane's cable. © 2005 UCMP		 the tusks/skull block suspended from the crane
The crane lifts the block containing the tusks and skull. © 2005 UCMP

everything is in place to lift the fossil blocks
The fossil blocks are lifted into trucks. Later, they will be transported to UCMP for preparation. The site will continue to be explored for any remaining fossils. © 2005 UCMP

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