Sacrum a lateral surface. The base of the sacrum, which is broad and expanded, is directed upward and forward. On either side of the base is a large projection known as an ala of sacrum and these alae (wings) articulate with the sacroiliac joints. The alae support the psoas major muscles and the lumbosacral trunk which connects the lumbar plexus with the sacral plexus. In the articulated pelvis the alae are continuous with the iliac fossa. Each ala is slightly concave from side to side, and convex from the back and gives attachment to a few of the fibers of the
Sacrum bone of Tequixquiac Tequixquiac, which had no purpose but which reflected the ideological sense of the artist who carved the piece of bone from a camelid. This artifact is located in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. Sacrum bone of Tequixquiac The Sacrum bone of Tequixquiac is an ancient paleo-Indian sculpture carved in a pleistocene-era bone of a prehistoric camel. It was found by Mexican naturalist Mariano Bárcena in 1870. It is considered among the earliest pieces of art from the American continent. A sacrum bone found in Tequixquiac is considered a work of prehistoric art. These people were nomadic, hunting