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Camels fighting. Credit: fraenzken / Adobe Stock.
Inset: Camel etchings show fighting camels which could represent the mating season. Credit: Yuri Esin
Ancient engravings etched onto a 13,000-year-old mammoth tusk have been examined and are believed to include the oldest known images of camels in Asia. Several ancient camel etchings on the tusk, one of which depicts a violent camel fight, are offering experts an insight into the world of ancient Siberians. The images are opening windows on the culture and society of prehistoric nomads.
The discovery of mammoth tusks is quite common in Siberia. The tusk with the graven images was found in Western Siberia on the lower reaches of the Tom River. It was unearthed in 1988 during a construction project and it was stored at Tomsk State University. At the time, the tusk was not properly studied, or stored in the correct conditions, and the tusk itself began to crumble and deteriorate. Luckily some researchers took an interest in the 5-foot-long tusk. What they found was amazing.
The ancient mammoth tusk was found in Siberia in the 1980s. It had been left in storage at Tomsk State University until the researchers began their investigation.
Source: Yury Esin/F. Monna
Both Mammoth Tusk and the Artwork Date to 13,000 Years Ago
The study was conducted by experts from the Khakassian Research Institute for Language, Literature and History in Russia. Archaeology Research in Asia reports that “Radiocarbon dating by AMS reported the age of the tusk as 13,100–13,005 Сal BP (95% confidence level).” They found images of pairs of camels and an anthropomorphic image. By examining their style, the team established that they too were made around 13,000 years ago.
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