Sacrum bone of Tequixquiac
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MaterialBone
Created16,000 to 9,000 years
Discovered1870
Tequixquiac, State of Mexico, Mexico
Tequixquiac, State of Mexico, Mexico
Discovered byMariano Barcena
| Sacrum bone of Tequixquiac | |
|---|---|
| Material | Bone |
| Created | 16,000 to 9,000 years |
| Discovered | 1870 Tequixquiac, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| Discovered by | Mariano Barcena |
| Present location | Mexico City, Mexico |
The Sacrum bone of Tequixquiac is an ancient paleo-Indian sculpture carved in a pleistocene-era bone of a prehistoric camelid. It was discovered by Mexican geologist and botanist Mariano de la Bárcena in 1870 in Tequixquiac, Mexico.[1][2] The carving, dated around 14,000 BCE to 7,000 B.C.E., is considered among the earliest pieces of art from the North American continent.[3][2] Although the original purpose of the sculpture is unknown, some scholars have said that the carving held some religious value due to the sacredness of the sacrum bone in later Mesoamerican cultures.[4]