Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
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And they're made of solid dentine. which is they have no enamel around the outside, our teeth enamel on the outside, but the sort of more creamy colored dentine on the inside. Ivory, which is what tusks are, is solid dentine. And the mammoth tusks differed from those of living elephants in that they don't just go sort of straight forward with a gentle curve like those of living elephants.
And they're made of solid dentine. which is they have no enamel around the outside, our teeth enamel on the outside, but the sort of more creamy colored dentine on the inside. Ivory, which is what tusks are, is solid dentine. And the mammoth tusks differed from those of living elephants in that they don't just go sort of straight forward with a gentle curve like those of living elephants.
And they're made of solid dentine. which is they have no enamel around the outside, our teeth enamel on the outside, but the sort of more creamy colored dentine on the inside. Ivory, which is what tusks are, is solid dentine. And the mammoth tusks differed from those of living elephants in that they don't just go sort of straight forward with a gentle curve like those of living elephants.
mammoth tusks have a kind of spiral shape and in some individuals you know with very large tusks they could even cross in the middle because they came down out of the skull round to the side and then spiral inwards and could even kind of cross in the middle which leads to interesting questions of how they were actually used i was going to say so do we know how they use these these great tusks because i don't think they'll be used for digging up roots or anything like that
mammoth tusks have a kind of spiral shape and in some individuals you know with very large tusks they could even cross in the middle because they came down out of the skull round to the side and then spiral inwards and could even kind of cross in the middle which leads to interesting questions of how they were actually used i was going to say so do we know how they use these these great tusks because i don't think they'll be used for digging up roots or anything like that
mammoth tusks have a kind of spiral shape and in some individuals you know with very large tusks they could even cross in the middle because they came down out of the skull round to the side and then spiral inwards and could even kind of cross in the middle which leads to interesting questions of how they were actually used i was going to say so do we know how they use these these great tusks because i don't think they'll be used for digging up roots or anything like that
Well, I mean, mainly these kinds of organs, whether it's tusks, horns, and so on, are for fighting. I mean, that is their original use. Exactly how that worked in the cases where the tusks ended up, you know, crossing over each other in the middle, because the points normally should point forward if you're going to be fighting with them. With most individuals, it was like that.
Well, I mean, mainly these kinds of organs, whether it's tusks, horns, and so on, are for fighting. I mean, that is their original use. Exactly how that worked in the cases where the tusks ended up, you know, crossing over each other in the middle, because the points normally should point forward if you're going to be fighting with them. With most individuals, it was like that.
Well, I mean, mainly these kinds of organs, whether it's tusks, horns, and so on, are for fighting. I mean, that is their original use. Exactly how that worked in the cases where the tusks ended up, you know, crossing over each other in the middle, because the points normally should point forward if you're going to be fighting with them. With most individuals, it was like that.
And I think that was still the main function, but also for a sort of intimidating display.
And I think that was still the main function, but also for a sort of intimidating display.
And I think that was still the main function, but also for a sort of intimidating display.