Animal tooth jewelry
Animal tooth jewelry was common in numerous cultures and is still in use today.
Neolithic
In southern Germany in particular, it is considered a widespread characteristic of the Neolithic , but was already used as jewelry in the European Paleolithic . W. Schrickel recognizes two lines of development in the Neolithic. One begins in the northern Middle Neolithic and one in the southern German Early Neolithic.
- Animal tooth jewelry
Pierced Upper Paleolithic animal tooth; Duruthy Cave at Sorde-l'Abbaye , France
Aurignacien necklace made from animal teeth, Mladec , Czech Republic
Boar tooth set in gold. Eastern European jewelry from the migration period
Dog tooth money. Jewelry from New Guinea
Bracelet made from boar tusks and other animal teeth. Philippines
The deer grandeln of the Nordic Middle Neolithic were later replaced by dog and predator teeth . In terms of the way it was worn, it was found that the teeth of the southern German Early Neolithic, which were initially worn as necklaces, were later used as trimmings.
Modern
In Europe today, deer grains are mainly used as jewelry.
literature
- Waltraud Schrickel: Western European elements in the Neolithic grave building of Central Germany and the gallery graves of West Germany and their inventories In: Contribution Z. Ur- und Frühgeschichte arch. D. Mediterranean cultural area Bonn 1966