Editing Tusk shell (section)

== Human use ==
The shells of ''[[Dentalium hexagonum]]'' and ''[[Dentalium pretiosum]]'' were strung on thread and used by the natives of the [[Pacific Northwest]] as [[shell money]]. ''Dentalium'' shells were also used to make belts and headdresses by the [[Natufian]] culture of the [[Middle East]], and are a possible indicator of early social stratification.<ref>{{cite book|title=Exploring Prehistory: How Archaeology Reveals Our Past|edition= 2nd |editor1-first=Pam J. |editor1-last=Crabtree|editor2-first= Douglas V. |editor2-last=Campana|pages=233|isbn=0-07-297814-7|date= 2005-06-21 |publisher= McGraw-Hill Education }}</ref>

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File:Necklace PRE.2009.0.238.1-a.jpg|Tusk shell necklace from Bronze Age ([[MHNT]])
File:Necklace PRE.2009.0.238.1-IMG 1851.jpg|Tusk shell necklace from Bronze Age (MHNT)
File:Necklace PRE.2009.0.238.1-IMG 1992.jpg|Tusk shell necklace from Bronze Age (MHNT)
File:Necklace PRE.2009.0.238.1-IMG 2001.jpg|Tusk shell necklace from Bronze Age (MHNT)
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