Description:
Bone pendant in the shape of a crocodile. In the interior of the perforation were found the cores produced by the perforation process.
Conservation treatment:
Ainslie Harrison treated it at the 2013 dig.
Excavation campaign:
2013
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
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