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Felidenkiefer

English translation: feline jawbone

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German term or phrase:	Felidenkiefer
English translation:	feline jawbone
Entered by:	Siobain McAlister

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01:04 Aug 22, 2007

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Science - Archaeology / Mogador

German term or phrase: Felidenkiefer

Hinweise auf ganz ungewöhnliches Fundgut liefern bereits jetzt Rohelfenbein, der verarbeitete Hornkern eines subsaharanischen Büffels und ein zierlicher kleiner Felidenkiefer, von einem Atlaslöwen-Baby stammend.

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feline jawbone

Explanation:
Pictorial narration on the vessels of Nasca culture. The case of the "Feliden man"
##This article is an analysis of ten Nasca vessels of the Early and Middle Nasca period (phases Nasca II-V) depicting various mythical beings in interaction. A very prominent mythical character of the Nasca pantheon, the feline-man, is defined. Half man, half feline he often carries a club and a bundle of ritual heads.

http://www.anthropology-online.de/Aga05/0214.html

Scientists have suspected for some time that people brought either wild or domesticated cats to Cyprus more than 9,000 years ago. A feline jawbone was discovered nearly 20 years ago at a site on the island dating to the ancient time.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_15_165/ai_n61...