Description:
Sperm whale tooth with gold sheath. Both the sheath and the tooth have two holes for hanging. The tooth was drilled with a tubular drill since a tooth plug was found inside the hole. This indicates that this pendant was never used as such.
Date of field recording:
04/05/2011
Excavation campaign:
2011
Record type:
Animal bone and/or tooth artifacts
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Archaeological site:
El Caño
Stratigraphic group:
Tomb 2
Stratigraphic unit type:
Interment
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
134
Individual´s funerary attire:
I07
Calibrated Age Range:
Cal AD 900 to 1020 (Cal BP 1050 to 930)
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Animal bone artifacts:
Pendant
Vernacular name:
Sperm whale
Species:
Physeter macrocephalus
Other specific measurements:
The dimensions correspond to those of the gold sheath. The tooth measurements were not taken due to the state of conservation. They are however similar to those taken for registration 9277