PART OF A MAMMOTH TUSK (polished piece of mammoth ivory) - 10,000-40,000 years old - Siberia
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A very fine polished section of mammoth ivory
10,000 to 40,000 years old
From the permafrost in Yacutia, Siberia.
Unlike the tusks of elephants, the tusks of the mammoth had a distinctive corkscrew twist. Tusks were probably used in fighting, and also in feeding as they are often found to be scratched or polished where they would have touched the ground.
There was little snow in the dry climate of Siberia at that time but tusks may have been useful in breaking ice to reach drinking water.
10,000 to 40,000 years old
From the permafrost in Yacutia, Siberia.
Unlike the tusks of elephants, the tusks of the mammoth had a distinctive corkscrew twist. Tusks were probably used in fighting, and also in feeding as they are often found to be scratched or polished where they would have touched the ground.
There was little snow in the dry climate of Siberia at that time but tusks may have been useful in breaking ice to reach drinking water.
Size: 10 x 4 x 1 centimetre thick
Weight: 71 grams
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