[Bonetools] bone object ID

[Eva David]

Very nice sawing with a (sand-)string
(this would be then a waste of débitage)...

see
POPLIN F. (1974) Deux cas de débitage par usure.
In 1er colloque international sur l’industrie de l’os dans la  
préhistoire,
Abbaye de Sénanque (Vaucluse), Avril 1974. éditions de l’Université  
de Provence : 85-92.

Amicalement,
éva


Le 22 sept. 09 à 13:36, spa105 at york.ac.uk a écrit :

> Dear all,
>
> First up, hello again to those of you I've not spoken to for a while.
>
> Now, I have an object that I hope someone might be able to help me  
> with
> (image attached). It's the proximal end of a sheep metapodial, with a
> central perforation, and broken midshaft. However, unlike typical  
> early
> medieval socketed points, it seems to have a wide, well-made,
> circumferential groove (?possibly lathe-turned).
>
> The context is early medieval, but I wondered if this might be  
> Roman? I
> couldn't find a close parallel in Sabine's Augusta Raurica volume,  
> or any of
> my standards over here. So, any ideas? Is it familiar to anyone? Am I
> missing something obvious?
>
> I'd be very grateful for any thoughts, though of course I  
> understand if you
> don't have time.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Steve Ashby<wolds montage  
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Dr. Eva DAVID
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21, Allée de l’Université. F-92023 NANTERRE cedex
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