[Bonetools] Neolithic tool

[hemmings at mail.utexas.edu]

Dear Isabelle, Jorg, et al.-
I would like to see additional similar tools if you don't mind showing them.
I am particularly interested in manufacturing process(es) and usewear evidence-
limited though it may be... Thanks, Andy

Quoting SIDERA Isabelle <isabelle.sidera at mae.u-paris10.fr>:

> This is a typical neolithic implement, which is difficult to
> identify. As it is made, on a flake of bone I should see it more in
> the Early Neolithic Linearband Pottery Culture or Chalolithic than
> other periods.  Not a tip, not a cutting edge, not a smooth top, use
> wear traces should say more but generally badly preserved, this kind
> of artifact stay a mystery. I can send examples to the colleague,
> especially from LBK. Isabelle Sidéra
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> Le 8 sept. 08 à 17:04, Christian Küchelmann a écrit :
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I got a request from an Austrian colleague which I would like to
> > forward to you. The bonetool illustrated below has been found
> > recently in Innsbruck, Tyrolia, Austria. It was manufactured from a
> > cattle femur. Its special character is that the pointed end has one
> > sharp edged side and one gauged out side. The dating is very rough
> > between 4400 and 22   BC.
> >
> > Does anyone have information on comparative finds? Any hypothesis
> > on possible function of the object are welcome.
> >
> > Best
> >
> > Christian
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> > Hans Christian Küchelmann
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