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Oldest Hippopotamus Ivory Relic in the Iberian Peninsula Tells of Its Journey

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Oldest Hippopotamus Ivory Relic in the Iberian Peninsula Tells of Its Journey
 

<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:primaryImageOfPage og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Ivoryartifact.jpg?itok=cLmRiuMi"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Ivoryartifact.jpg?itok=cLmRiuMi" width="610" height="415" alt="The hippopotamus ivory object from northeastern Iberia." /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="schema:description content:encoded"><p>Researchers at the University of Barcelona have uncovered extraordinary evidence of long-distance Mediterranean trade networks with the discovery of the oldest hippopotamus ivory artifact ever found in the Iberian Peninsula. The remarkable 5,000-year-old object, measuring just over 10 centimeters in length, was discovered at the Copper Age site of Bòbila Madurell near Barcelona and dates to the second quarter of the third millennium BC.</p>
<p>This groundbreaking find challenges previous understanding of ancient trade routes and suggests that prehistoric Iberian communities maintained sophisticated exchange networks extending far beyond the Mediterranean's western shores. The polished ivory artifact, identified as a first lower incisor from Hippopotamus amphibius, bears traces of red pigment and may have served as a textile tool rather than a decorative object.</p>
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<p align="center">The hippopotamus ivory object from northeastern Iberia. (<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/universitatdebarcelona/54809920602/in/album-72177720329214207" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">University of Barcelona[/url])</p>
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