World Archives of Rock Art - W00006.bmp

AreaCode: A I
Country: Russia
Locality: Malta, Siberia
Chronology: 30 000BC
Bibliography: Anati, E. 1989, p13; Anati, E. 1995, p 33; Anati, E. 1995b, p71
Copyright: Drawing / Tracing of CCSP
Updated: 17/06/1999
FileName: W00006.bmp
 
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Two sides of a female ivory figure. There are 27 notches and 28 divisions, with a hole at the top to hang it as a pendant. The first five notches are on hte head, notches 14-17 mark the pubic area. It is imagined that this pendant could have functioned as a memorising tool for the mensrual cycle. Menstrual

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