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Digital Object 989
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.
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:
 
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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Artifacts
Animal bone artifacts:
 
Pendant
Taxonomy of specimens
Vernacular name:
 
Sperm whale
Genus:
 
Physeter
Species:
 
Physeter macrocephalus
Measurements
Dimension 1:
 
lenght mm
=:
 
180
Dimension 2:
 
diameter mm
=:
 
38
Weight:
 
g
=:
 
91.6
Other specific measurements:
 
Measurements for the gold sheath: Length: 38 mm. Width: 38 mm. Weight: 187 mm.
Digital Object 989
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