[Bonetools] neolithic human teeth as personal ornaments

[Eva David]

Dear Fotis,

Please find enclosed a reference of an exemple which is, to my  
knowledge, the only north european mesolithic human tooth pendant, a  
few mellenia before LBK. It is interesting to know that Meso did not  
so far work human things.

Below : Plate 55, n°17 one human molar (M1) which a single root has  
been perforated by boring using a flint borer, from the Friesack  
(Germany) settlement site (ca 9000 BP).
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Illustration extract from David É. (2004) Technologie osseuse des  
derniers chasseurs préhistoriques en Europe du Nord (Xe-VIIIe  
millénaires avant J.-C.). Le Maglemosien et les technocomplexes du  
Mésolithique. Monographie de thèse [en ligne] http://web.mae.u- 
paris10.fr/recherche/mpEvaDavid.html. Nanterre, Maison Archéologie  
Ethnologie : 667p.

Good luck with your research,
Best regards,

éva david




Le 19 oct. 09 à 21:35, Fotis Ifantidis a écrit :

> Dear All,
>
> I am writing an article on human teeth used as jewelry, since I  
> have two examples in my assemblage -the Neolithic lakeside  
> settlement at Dispilio, Greece- a mollar and and milk-tooth, used  
> as pendant and beads respectively. I have found all the known other  
> instances (paleo-chalcolithic) were human teeth are used as  
> ornaments, but still, I may be missing quite a lot.
> I am sending you a pdf file with  the Dispilio human teeth, a map  
> with all the other instances, and a bibliography and catalog of  
> them. (if this is not applicable through the mailing list, do send  
> me a e-mail)
>
> Any help will be appreciated!
>
> Fotis
>
> http://visualizing-neolithic.blogspot.com
> http://theotheracropolis.com
> http://kalaureiainthepresent.org
> http://spondylus.wordpress.com
>
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Dr. Eva DAVID
UPX, MAE, CNRS-UMR 7055 Préhistoire et Technologie
21, Allée de l?Université. F-92023 NANTERRE cedex
Tél/Fax : +33 / (0)1 46 69 24 22

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