Camelid Sacrum 14,000-7,000 BCE (Paleolithic) (jan 1, 14000 BC – jan 1, 7000 BC)
Description:
- Found in the banks of Lake Texcoco in the Valley of (Central) Mexico- Material is from the sacrum of a now-extinct American relative of the camel
- Depicts the skull of the camelid from which the bone is derived, with the bone being carved into the shape of a head and had holes carved to depict the eyesockets and nose holes.
- Made to honor the animal killed
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 14000 BC
jan 1, 7000 BC
~ 7004 years