Description:
Tubular beads. They possibly formed part of a necklace or shin guard.
They were found alongside a collection of bone flutes; an artifact of spherical wood beads with gold covers (AU10476); a bell with an elongated handle (AU10344); two pendants which represent a hybrid crocodile-feline with claws; and various other artifacts. This packet was found in the South-East corner of the burial pit on the third level of tomb T2.
Excavation campaign:
2013
Record type:
Metal artifacts
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Archaeological site:
El Caño
Stratigraphic group:
Tomb 2
Stratigraphic unit type:
Offering
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
161
Calibrated Age Range:
Cal AD 900 to 1020 (Cal BP 1050 to 930)
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Metal artifacts:
Necklace
Other specific measurements:
The length and diameter was only taken from one of the beads.
The weight refers to the total wieght of the collection.