[Bonetools] Neolithic tool

[Christian Küchelmann]

Dear Jörg, Isabelle, Andy,

thanks a lot for the valuable comments. Burkhard Weishäupl says thank  
you for the replies too.

Yours

Christian
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Am 09.09.2008 um 10:55 schrieb Jörg Schibler:

> Christian Küchelmann schrieb:
>> 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
>> Diplom-Biologe
>>
>> Konsul-Smidt-Straße 30, D-28217 Bremen, Germany
>> tel: +421 - 61 99 177
>> fax: +421 - 37 83 540
>> mail: info at knochenarbeit.de
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>>
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> Dear Christian,
> this is a bone knife a well known form in Swiss lake dwelling  
> settlements. These bone knifes (see picture of my lecture) are more  
> frequent  especially during a period between late 5th and first  
> half of 4th mellenium BC. Often they are made of ribs from cattle  
> or res deer but there are also some examples made of different long  
> bones like femur, tibia, etc.
> Best wishes
> Jörg
>
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> Prof. Dr. Jörg Schibler
>
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