Fossilised ancient elephant bones have been found near Mount Popa in
Kyaukpadaung township, Mandalay Region, U Than Tun, chair of the Mount
Popa Global Geopark Development Committee, said on Thursday.
“We are doing research to register Mount Popa and its surrounding area on the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list. We discovered the [elephant fossils] on Monday.
“We found bones of ancient elephants before. Now, we have found some bones that are bigger than the previous ones. We will display them in exhibitions,” he said.
The bones were discovered near Than Bo village, northwest of Mount Popa, near the site of the first discovery. The bones could be 1.5 million to 15 million years old, he said.
“The fossilised bones are a calf bone, knee bone, jaw and molar teeth. We will conduct more research,” he said.
Mount Popa is currently transitioning to become a global geo-park recognised by UNESCO.
The forests in the area are covered with volcanic ash, bones of ancient elephants, ancient furnace sites of the Bagan Kingdom, natural springs and deer fossils.
As the area is home to natural resources and Myanmar’s cultural legacy, the site is being submitted to UNESCO for listing of the 240 square miles around Mount Popa as a global geo-park. There are more than 120 UNESCO global geo-parks around the world.
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