Among the numerous finds, the rich collection of Spondylus shell bracelets and beads is worth noting as they bear witness to intense trade connections with the Aegean sea coast.
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"We are disappointed that they did not include relocating the Paracas terminal in the loan conditions, " said biologist Patricia Majluf, who leads local maritime environmental group Spondylus.
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"We are disappointed that they did not include relocating the Paracas terminal in the loan conditions, " said biologist Patricia Majluf, who leads Peruvian maritime environmental group Spondylus.
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The Moche people of ancient Peru regarded the sea and animals as sacred they used " Spondylus " shells in their art and depicted " Spondylus " in effigy pots.
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The Moche people of ancient Peru regarded the sea and animals as sacred they used " Spondylus " shells in their art and depicted " Spondylus " in effigy pots.
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Also studding the figure is a collection of meticulously cut, exotic shells ( mussel, purple and orange spondylus ) in addition to mother-of-pearl, turquoise, and lapis lazuli.
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Here, in front of a deep niche, were two cylindrical depressions, resembling postholes, and within them were found ten unworked pieces of Spondylus, a shell sacred in the Andean region.
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The copper ore used in the artifacts originated from a Sredna Gora mine near Stara Zagora, and Mediterranean " Spondylus " shells found in the graves may have served as primitive currency.
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Merchants traded finished goods and " Spondylus princeps " or red spiny oyster shells south to Chile and north as far as Mexico in exchange for precious materials such as copper and gold.
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The award from the festival is called " Trophy Spondylus ", which consists of a stylized statue of a Spondylus, a marine mollusk widely used in the pre-Columbian art of Peru.
