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Digital Object 458
Description:
Covers of wooden ear rods Part of the bodies, mortuary ensembles and offerings of the UE106 slid over the third level burial of tomb T2 that is why some of the mortuary ensembles were not found in their original positions. In this case the individual I11 was buried with two ear rods, but only the remains of one of the ear rods (with 2 covers) and the cover of its pair, were found.
Excavation campaign:
 
2010
Record type:
 
Metal artifacts
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Archaeological site:
 
El Caño
Operation:
 
Operation 1
Stratigraphic group:
 
Tomb 2
Stratigraphic unit type:
 
Interment
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
 
106
Individual´s funerary attire:
 
I11
Calibrated Age Range:
 
Cal AD 880 to 990 (Cal BP 1070 to 960)
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Artifacts
Metal artifacts:
 
Ear rod cover
Measurements
Dimension 1:
 
lenght mm
=:
 
43
Dimension 2:
 
diameter mm
=:
 
11
Weight:
 
g
=:
 
1.6
Other specific measurements:
 
The dimensions of the three covers are similar. The measures taken above correspond to one of them. The total weight of the three is 4.9 grams.
Digital Object 458
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