The skeleton of Mammuthus meridionalis (Nesti, 1825), found in 1954 at Madonna della Strada (Scoppito, L\u2019Aquila, central
Italy) and exhibited since 1960 in the Spanish Fortress in L\u2019Aquila, has recently undergone a complex diagnostic and restoration project
funded by the \u201cGuardia di Finanza\u201d as a contribution to the reconstruction of the city of L\u2019Aquila after the earthquake of 6 April 2009. The
specimen was only slightly damaged by the seismic event. The restoration based on a highly integrated multidisciplinary approach, began with
a preliminary diagnostic analysis in order to acquire information on the state of preservation of the skeleton and on the dynamic behaviour
of the metal supporting frame-skeleton assembly. The restoration was carried out by combining the most common techniques applied in
Palaeontology with the most advanced techniques used for the restoration of cultural artefacts. The painstaking restoration enabled the
original shape of the skeleton to be restored, revealing the actual shape of the skull and its pathological modifications. Before reassembling
the skeleton, a new, correct posture was also defined