During the late Neolithic the use of Spondylus in grave goods appears to have been limited to women and children.
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The carvings at Chan Chan depict crabs, turtles, and nets for catching sea creatures ( such as Spondylus.
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Male graves included stone celts, flint implements, and money or jewelry of " Spondylus " shells.
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During the late Neolithic the use of Spondylus in grave goods appears to have been limited to woman and children.
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The pintaderas decorated with geometrical patterns as well as the Spondylus and Tridacna shells testify to possible connections with Eastern Mediterranean regions.
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Beginning as early as 7000 BC the domestication of maize, cacao, cinnabar, Spondylus shells, hematite, and ceramics.
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When performing ritually, the latter typically wears a netted jade skirt and a belt with a large spondylus shell covering the loins.
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The Maya valued Spondylus shells, and worked them to remove the white exterior and spines, to reveal the fine orange interior.
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In the LBK and Lengyel cultures, " Spondylus " shells from the Aegean Sea were worked into bracelets and belt buckles.
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The surviving children were sacrificed at very important mountain-top shrines, alongside gold, silver and spondylus, as archaeological findings show.
