Midway through the last ice age, a prehistoric horse ended its life in muddy ignominy. Twenty-six thousand years later, the horse’s tattered skin, which resembles beef jerky, has become a Yukon treasure.
The mummified skin of a Pleistocene horse was found near Dawson City and is on display at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre. It’s the second largest find from the period in North America.