Archaeologists in Turkey have unearthed an ornately carved 2,800-year-old elephant tusk in what may have once been an Iron Age "center of power." The ivory carving features a mythical sphinx — a ...

2, 2011 Tusk or Bone? An Example of Ivory Substi... Tusk or Bone? An Example of Ivory Substitute in the Wildlife Trade This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Bone carvings (and ...

This is an example of an elaborately-carved ecclesiastical walrus ivory plaque from the beginning of the medieval walrus ivory trade, featuring the figure of Christ, together with St. Mary and St ...

Ancient hunters killed woolly mammoths for their meat. Today in Russia’s Arctic the search is on for their valuable tusks. 15 min read This story appears in the April 2013 issue of National ...

The investigation began in 2017 when customs officers at Heathrow Airport intercepted a package that he declared to be a gift worth £15, when in fact it was a carved ivory figure which had been ...

Join us for a guided tour through our spacious five room exhibit, showing 87-plus antique ivory carvings. David carves daily in his on-site workshop where he regularly demonstrates carving ...

The ancient ivory contained genetic secrets that could be used to protect elephants today Researchers have examined ancient DNA preserved in elephant tusks that were among the cargo of a 487-year ...

An impressive selection of grave goods including roe deer antlers (top) that could have been worn as a headdress and boars’ teeth (middle) and tusks (above ... in fishing or carving, the ...

Male wild boars grow tusks from both their upper and lower jaws. The upper tusks are hollow and are used as a tool to keep the lower tusks very sharp. Although females lack these upper sharpening ...

Despite the bans on commercial trading, ivory is still legal to possess in the U.S., and many people still do. “Toss the Tusk,” an event organized by The Association of Zoos and Aquariums ...

This story appears in the October 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. IN JANUARY 2012 A HUNDRED RAIDERS ON HORSEBACK CHARGED OUT OF CHAD INTO CAMEROON’S BOUBA NDJIDAH NATIONAL PARK ...

One of their most recognizable physical features are their ivory tusks. The Ivory tusks are actually massive teeth (incisors) ...