[Bonetools] antler artifact request1

[François Poplin]

Dear Sir,

I receive only two pictures.

Your's

Herbert Boehm a écrit :
> dear all,
> does anyone know such antler-artifacts? -it was excavated from an early
> iron age settlement in lower austria. For me, it looks like a part of a
> more complex composite tool.
> it´s probably made of a brow tine or bay tine and the surface was
> carefully carved so the original pearled surface was completely removed.
> the tip seems to be slightly polished and rounded but doesn´t show signs
> of heavy use so i believe the main thing to reconstruct the function is
> the transverse notch carved out at the opposite end of the tool.
> Unfortunately, there is for sure a part missing in this area because the
> "gap" you see (e.g. picture 3)seems to be the result of at least one
> modern and probably another "antique" crack. as you can see on picture 2
> and 4 there was obviously no "functional" hole worked in the spongy
> part-maybe just a slight groove was carved in.
> i´m grateful about any comments...
> all the best
> herbert
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