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12,000-year-old deer teeth remain: one of the most exquisite and intricate ornaments of the Paleolithic age

12,000-year-old deer teeth remain: one of the most exquisite and intricate ornaments of the Paleolithic age

On March 1, beijing, the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Institute of Paleovertebrates of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) announced that a latest study led by the research team of the institute found a Paleolithic deer tooth artwork with complex carved ornaments in the remains excavated from the Pigeon Mountain site in Ningxia, which is about 13,000-12,000 years old.

12,000-year-old deer teeth remain: one of the most exquisite and intricate ornaments of the Paleolithic age

This is one of the most elaborate and intricately carved deer tooth ornaments in the Paleolithic period, and the only Paleolithic deer tooth ornament with intricate engraving patterns found in China so far.

12,000-year-old deer teeth remain: one of the most exquisite and intricate ornaments of the Paleolithic age

The Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Institute of Paleovertebrates of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) released a latest study led by the research team of the institute to find a Paleolithic deer tooth artwork with complex carved ornamentation in the excavated remains of the Pigeon Mountain site in Ningxia, which is about 13,000-12,000 years old.

12,000-year-old deer teeth remain: one of the most exquisite and intricate ornaments of the Paleolithic age

(Photo by Sun Zifa, China News Agency, Picture source: CNSphoto)

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