Origin Analysis
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2016-12-01
Leipzig
Inventory No.
Notes
In spring 2011, the customs department at the DHL freight centre in Leipzig, Germany seized a shipment of total 35 kg ivory (674 pieces), declared as plastic goods, which was posted in Nigeria and designated for import into Hong Kong. Out of this consignment, 40 ivory bracelets were chosen for isotope analysis to find out from which geographical area the carved ivory might derive from
No. | Id. | Location | Lat./Lon. | Quality | Most probable year of death |
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1 | 005p562-1 |
Congo, Shot in Southern Congo, on the Atlantic shore very near the border with Gabon
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-3.78 / 11.27 | uncertain |
|
2 | 005p562-2 |
Dem. Rep. Congo
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-0.01 / 14.47 | moderate fit |
|
3 | 005p562-3 |
Dem. Rep. Congo
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-0.08 / 14.57 | uncertain |
|
4 | 005p562-4 |
Gabon
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-1.18 / 12.76 | moderate fit |
|
5 | 005p562-5 |
Congo, Shot in Southern Congo, 50km from Pointe Noire
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-4.13 / 11.64 | good fit |
|
6 | 005p562-7 |
Dem. Rep. Congo
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-0.01 / 14.47 | moderate fit |
|
7 | 005p562-8 |
Congo, Shot in Southern Congo, 50km from Pointe Noire
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-4.13 / 11.64 | good fit |
|
8 | 005p562-9 |
Cameroon, near Ebolowa
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
2.86 / 11.15 | good fit |
|
9 | 005p562-10 |
Cameroon, near Ebolowa
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
2.86 / 11.15 | moderate fit |
|
10 | 005p562-11 |
Dem. Rep. Congo
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-0.01 / 14.47 | moderate fit |
|
11 | 005p562-12 |
Cameroon, near Ebolowa
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
2.86 / 11.15 | good fit |
|
12 | 005p562-13 |
Cameroon, near Ebolowa
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
2.86 / 11.15 | moderate fit |
|
13 | 005p562-14 |
Dem. Rep. Congo
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-0.01 / 14.47 | moderate fit |
|
14 | 005p562-15 |
Mozambique, Lugenda
Southern Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-12.31 / 37.84 | uncertain |
|
15 | 005p562-16 |
Malawi, Kasungu
Southern Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-12.91 / 33.13 | good fit |
|
16 | 005p562-17 |
Cameroon, near Ebolowa
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
2.86 / 11.15 | good fit |
|
17 | 005p562-18 |
Mozambique, Block L7 - Lugenda south bank
Southern Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-12.31 / 37.84 | uncertain |
|
18 | 005p562-19 |
Dem. Rep. Congo
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-0.01 / 14.47 | good fit |
|
19 | 005p562-20 |
Congo, Shot in Southern Congo, 50km from Pointe Noire
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-4.13 / 11.64 | good fit |
|
20 | 005p562-21 |
Dem. Rep. Congo
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-0.01 / 14.47 | good fit |
|
21 | 005p562-22 |
Congo, Shot in Southern Congo, 50km from Pointe Noire
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-4.13 / 11.64 | moderate fit |
|
22 | 005p562-23 |
Dem. Rep. Congo
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-0.01 / 14.47 | good fit |
|
23 | 005p562-24 |
Dem. Rep. Congo
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-0.01 / 14.47 | moderate fit |
|
24 | 005p562-25 |
Gabon
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-1.18 / 12.76 | moderate fit |
|
25 | 005p562-26 |
Gabon
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-1.18 / 12.76 | good fit |
|
26 | 005p562-27 |
Dem. Rep. Congo
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-0.01 / 14.47 | good fit |
|
27 | 005p562-28 |
Cameroon, near Ebolowa
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
2.86 / 11.15 | good fit |
|
28 | 005p562-29 |
Cameroon, near Ebolowa
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
2.86 / 11.15 | good fit |
|
29 | 005p562-30 |
Dem. Rep. Congo, Lukolela
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-1.10 / 17.11 | uncertain |
|
30 | 005p562-31 |
Congo, Shot in Southern Congo, 50km from Pointe Noire
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-4.13 / 11.64 | good fit |
|
31 | 005p562-32 |
Congo, Shot in Southern Congo, on the Atlantic shore very near the border with Gabon
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-3.78 / 11.27 | moderate fit |
|
32 | 005p562-33 |
Congo, Shot in Southern Congo, 50km from Pointe Noire
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-4.13 / 11.64 | uncertain |
|
33 | 005p562-34 |
Dem. Rep. Congo
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-0.01 / 14.47 | uncertain |
|
34 | 005p562-6 |
Dem. Rep. Congo
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-0.01 / 14.47 | moderate fit |
|
35 | 005p562-35 |
Congo, Shot in Southern Congo, on the Atlantic shore very near the border with Gabon
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-3.78 / 11.27 | moderate fit |
|
36 | 005p562-36 |
Cameroon, near Ebolowa
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
2.86 / 11.15 | moderate fit |
|
37 | 005p562-37 |
Congo, Shot in Southern Congo, on the Atlantic shore very near the border with Gabon
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-3.78 / 11.27 | uncertain |
|
38 | 005p562-38 |
Congo, Shot in Southern Congo, on the Atlantic shore very near the border with Gabon
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-3.78 / 11.27 | uncertain |
|
39 | 005p562-39 |
Cameroon, near Ebolowa
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
2.86 / 11.15 | moderate fit |
|
40 | 005p562-40 |
Congo, Shot in Southern Congo, on the Atlantic shore very near the border with Gabon
Central Africa Download detailed report (PDF) |
-3.78 / 11.27 | good fit |