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This decorated mammoth ivory pendant is 41,500 years old The pendant is the oldest example of a style that swept Paleolithic Europe. Kiona N. Smith – Nov 28, 2021 4:15 AM | 41 ...
The ivory is valuable to researchers, who use the tusks to track mammoth growth rates, seasonal eating and drinking patterns and migration trends based on the types of plants the animal was eating.
Woolly mammoths last roamed the Earth some 4,000 years ago, but their tusks—fashioned into sculptures, jewelry, and trinkets—have become hot commodities in China, where elephant ivory is now ...
Mammoth ivory, infused with brown and reddish colors from spending thousands of years in the soil, is often turned into jewelry, cutlery handles or chess sets. Some see it as a more ...
Woolly mammoth ivory preserved in permafrost in Yakutia reportedly makes up 80 percent of Russia's trade in what is largely an unregulated market worth tens of millions each year.
Question: So, the ivory was carbon-dated at 41,500 years. But, that only indicated when the mammoth died, not when the pendent was carved, yes? BN Sure.