Dear Marlene,

Note that the Israel Museum in Jerusalem is featuring at this moment a small
but very interersting exhibition of pre-Columbian shell artifacts made of
Spondylus. This exhibition was prepared by Dr. Yvonne Fleitman
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Henk K. Mienis

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From: "Marlene Fritzler" <[log in to unmask]>

>> Thank you for passing on the article.  I am a mayanist with a background
> in archaeology; while Mesoamerica is not even remotely close to Israel,
> it's always interesting to note early artifacts and technologies.  I am
> currently working on an ancient Peruvian exhibition that highlights
> cultures that definitely utilized shells for  jewelery, and as
> indicators (in numerous forms) of status and authority (i.e. grinding up
> spondylus princeps and spreading it on the ground).  Thank you again.
> Marlene Fritzler
> Education Coordinator
> Ancient Peru Unearthed
> The Nickle Arts Museum
> Calgary, Alberta, Canada
>

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