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Dolní Věstonice Portrait Head: The oldest known human portrait in the world
A tiny head carved from mammoth ivory looks back at us from the Stone Age. This sculpture, discovered at the archaeological ...
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Of Mammoths and Men
one of its ancient limbs sticking out of the half-frozen sediment. Nothing, however, has fueled the mammoth tusk trade more than the rise of China, which has an ivory-carving tradition going back ...
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‘Spectacular’ 1,500-year-old ivory box sat under church ruins in Austria — until now
Experts identified several familiar biblical scenes carved on the box as well as ... on Facebook showing the site in Irschen and the ancient ivory box. Archaeologists plan to continue studying ...
26,000-year-old Dolní Věstonice portrait head: The world's oldest surviving human portrait
Uncover the world's oldest surviving personal portrait, a 26,000-year-old mammoth ivory carving from Dolní Věstonice, Czech ...
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Tusk or Bone? An Example of Ivory Substitute in the Wildlife Trade
In recent years, analysts examined several purported ivory tusks suspected to be walrus, a protected marine mammal. After examination, the Lab determined their origin as carved leg bones of cattle ...