[Bonetools] bone tool of the month

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Anne can tell you better than me, but Orcadian miniature combs are not that
similr to Heidi's (at least to my eyes).  See Arthur Mac's 1985 book.

 

Steve

 

From: bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu
[mailto:bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] On Behalf Of Alice Choyke
Sent: 26 October 2009 12:12
To: Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the study of
object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn.
Subject: Re: [Bonetools] bone tool of the month

 

What kind of miniature combs do you have - that sounds very Estonian to me.
I am sure Heidi Luik would be interested in them too!

 

Alice

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Anne Brundle <Anne.brundle at orkney.gov.uk>
wrote:

Hi Alice,

 

Many apologies, here is a comb that is interesting me at the moment. It is
from the broch at Howe in Stromness, and is described as 'found in ditch
deposits' dating to the early centuries AD (Ballin Smith (ed) 1994, 177).
This is one of three single-sided one-piece combs in the Orkney Museum (as
distinct from miniatures), but this one has a very very close parallel from
Kettleburn in Caithness, and I'm wondering how many more there may be. 

 

If anyone is interested, the full excavation report for Howe is available
online thanks to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/library/psas/monograph09.cfm , and the
comb's catalogue number is HH 4907.

 

Best wishes

Anne

 

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From: bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu
[mailto:bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] On Behalf Of Alice Choyke
Sent: 25 October 2009 17:33
To: Bonetools at listserv.niif.hu
Subject: [Bonetools] bone tool of the month

 

Dear colleagues,
      I am still waiting for all those amazing pictures of bone tool of the
month for 2010. I need twelve and at the moment only two of you have
responded with any pictures. It can be an all Hungarian year but that would
be a pity.

Alice




 

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