Description:
Pendants of a belt of teeth from various animals. In the photo they are accompanied by a sperm whale tooth figure with gold covers that was found next to them.
Conservation treatment:
Adhesive was applied in the field. It was consolidated in the laboratory with B72 (5%), diluted in acetone.
Date of field recording:
24/03/2011
Excavation campaign:
2013
Record type:
Animal bone and/or tooth artifacts
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Archaeological site:
El Caño
Stratigraphic group:
Tomb 6
Stratigraphic unit type:
Interment
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
125
Individual´s funerary attire:
I01
Calibrated Age Range:
Cal AD 775 to 790 (Cal BP 1175 to 1160)/Cal AD 800 to 980 (Cal BP 1150 to 970)
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Animal bone artifacts:
Bell
Vernacular name:
Mountain lion-jaguar-sperm whale
Genus:
Puma-Panthera-Physeter
Species:
Puma concolor-Panthera onca- Physeter