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Wild Boar Tusk May Have Been Medieval Talisman

NOVGOROD, RUSSIA—According to a Live Science report, a piece of a large wild boar's tusk

A wild boar tusk repurposed as a talisman in medieval Novgorod hints at the deep continuity of apotropaic object traditions — the kind of ritual behavior that outlasts civilizations and travels invisibly through time.
Wild Boar Tusk May Have Been Medieval Talisman
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