Dr. Nigel Brush of Ashland University and Dr. Nick Kardulias of the College of Wooster are leading an excavation hoping to determine how the mastodon died. Karen Leone of Gray & Pape, participated in the excavation and took soil samples for the around the bones to analyze and provide environmental reconstruction information.
http://news.ashland.edu/au-students-participate-mastodon-excavation
http://www.ohio.com/upublish/general-news/mastodon-mystery-intrigues-young-researchers-1.524407