--- title: Teledyne CETAC Blog | Geology description: Geology | Teledyne CETAC Technologies Blog postings on topics relating to sample introduction and sample handling equipment for elemental analysis. --- [![Rainbow-Wave-Footer-1](https://blog.cetac.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Rainbow-Wave-Footer-1.png?width=2440&height=262&name=Rainbow-Wave-Footer-1.png)](https://www.teledynelabs.com)   # Teledyne CETAC Blog ## [Tracking a Woolly Mammoth with Laser Ablation](https://blog.cetac.com/ancient-ice-probing-with-laser-ablation-0) Posted by [Todd Maxwell](https://blog.cetac.com/author/todd-maxwell) on Oct 6, 2021 11:25:45 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cetac.com/hubfs/Tracking%20a%20Woolly%20Mammoth-1.jpg)](https://blog.cetac.com/ancient-ice-probing-with-laser-ablation-0)   Imagine going on a safari 17,000 years in the past. An international team of researchers was able to do just that by reconstructing the lifetime movement patterns of an ancient woolly mammoth. Mammoths went extinct at the end of the last ice age, so little is known about how these prehistoric giants lived—and died. But thanks to modern analytical techniques, we can begin to understand the habits of these long-gone creatures and compare them to animals still alive today. [Read More](https://blog.cetac.com/ancient-ice-probing-with-laser-ablation-0) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cetac.com/ancient-ice-probing-with-laser-ablation-0#comments-listing) Tags: [Laser Ablation](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/laser-ablation), [Elemental Imaging](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/elemental-imaging), [LA-ICP-MS](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/la-icp-ms), [Geology](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/geology), [isotope ratio analysis](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/isotope-ratio-analysis), [Paleontology](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/paleontology) [All posts](https://blog.cetac.com/all) ### Subscribe via E-mail ### Latest Posts ### Posts by category - [Laser Ablation (10)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/laser-ablation) - [LA-ICP-MS (5)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/la-icp-ms) - [Elemental Imaging (4)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/elemental-imaging) - [Nebulizers (3)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/nebulizers) - [Trace Element Mapping (3)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/trace-element-mapping) - [Arsenic (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/arsenic) - [Automation (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/automation) - [Blog Introduction (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/blog-introduction) - [Chemistry (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/chemistry) - [Chemists (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/chemists) - [Elements (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/elements) - [Environmental (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/environmental) - [Geology (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/geology) - [ICP-AES (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/icp-aes) - [ICP-MS (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/icp-ms) - [LSX-213 (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/lsx-213) - [Lead (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/lead) - [Lead Remediation (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/lead-remediation) - [Nitrates (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/nitrates) - [Paleontology (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/paleontology) - [Pharmaceuticals (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/pharmaceuticals) - [Sample Preparation (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/sample-preparation) - [Soil (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/soil) - [Solar Cells (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/solar-cells) - [Water (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/water) - [isotope ratio analysis (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/isotope-ratio-analysis) ### Follow Me ![TCETAC-C+2-1](https://blog.cetac.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TCETAC-C+2-1.png?width=255&name=TCETAC-C+2-1.png) Teledyne CETAC Technologies | 14306 Industrial Road | Omaha, NE 68144 USA | [Terms and Conditions](http://cetac.teledyneweb.com/index.php/about/terms) \[p\] 800.369.2822 | \[p\] 402.733.2829 | \[f\] 402.733.1932 | cetacsales@teledyne.com Copyright 2020 Teledyne Technologies Incorporated. All rights reserved.