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Digital Object 759
Description:
Rib of manatee carved into the form of a long-tailed mythical being, with claws; large toothed mouth, headdress or crest, and two long tusks that run along the chest and belly of the figure.
Conservation treatment:
 
The majority of the object was covered in a large amount of sediment (soil), from the excavation. This prevented perceiving the details of the object; the most fragile areas were protected by consolidating them with a 6% Paraloid B-72 solution diluted in acetone. This consolidation was carried out mostly in the head area, as there was a large area of cracking. After this, the object was thoroughly cleaned with bamboo skewers using a stereo microscope to ensure that the surface was not damaged. This process was long, and after mechanical cleaning, a mixture of ethanol and demineralised water (50:50) was applied to bamboo skewers this time with cotton attached to them. At the end of this process some fragile areas were re-consolidated. Preserved by: Ileana Olmos
Excavation campaign:
 
2011
Record type:
 
Animal bone and/or tooth artifacts
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Archaeological site:
 
El Caño
Operation:
 
Operation 1
Stratigraphic group:
 
Tomb 2
Stratigraphic unit type:
 
Fill
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
 
008
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Artifacts
Animal bone artifacts:
 
Ceremonial knife
Taxonomy of specimens
Vernacular name:
 
Manatee
Genus:
 
Trichechus
Species:
 
Trichechus manatus
Digital Object 759
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