[Bonetools] antler object from Iron Gates

[Alice Choyke]

Dear Pam (and Selena of course) - this was my first reaction but if it is a
bridle cheek piece it is a VERY primitive one. I actually really doubt that
this piece was used this way.On the other hand the the form of the hafting
hole is very 'bronze-agey'. I was thinking that it might be worthwhile to
take a close look at those cut marks under high magnifications to see what
their profile looks like - were they cut with a flint or a metal blade? That
will tell you whether you have (as I suspect) a stray Middle Bronze Age tool
of some sort. If Noelle is reading this I wonder how this object compares to
her MBA Terremare materials which has every kind of antler tool in it you
can imagine.

Alice

On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 10:03 AM, <PajX at aol.com> wrote:

>  Dear Selena
> This item looks very much like others which have been identified as bridle
> cheek pieces (there's another name, but I'm not awake enough to remember it
> at the moment - ps...). Quite an exciting find re aspects of horse
> domestication/riding... The grooved wear line seems consistent with this.
> Such pieces have also be identified as other tools. You might find this
> site of interest.
>
> http://www.donsmaps.com/tools.html
>
> I'd love to hear more about the find context.
>
> best
> Pam Cross
> PhD researcher, AGES
> University of Bradford
>
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