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Tusks found in shipwreck reveal origins of elephants and impact of the ivory trade


Tusks found in shipwreck reveal origins of elephants and impact of the ivory trade
Bom Jesus Shipwreck site recovery. Photo by Ashley Coutu.
OXFORD
.- An international team has discovered the origin of the largest cargo of African ivory found from the oldest shipwreck in southern Africa.
The discovery of a 16th-century shipwreck has, with the aid of advanced scientific techniques, provided detailed insight into elephant herds living in Africa almost 500 years ago. But the study also highlights the extensive depletion of the West African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) due to the ivory trade, and the need for conservation of this majestic animal. The study, published today, was led by Oxford University’s Pitt Rivers Museum and School of Archaeology alongside partner institutions in Namibia (the National Museum of Namibia), South Africa (University of Cape Town, University of Pretoria) and the USA (University of Illinois). ....

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