By using tools such as dental picks, toothbrushes, cotton swabs, and solvents to help soften and dissolve the asphalt, scientists clean and identify the fossils recovered. After the fossils are catalogued, they are moved into storage so that they can be easily found for later examination and study. Through this process, scientists piece together the questions and puzzles that still remain about the last great Ice Age.

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