[Bonetools] antler object from Iron Gates

[Selena Vitezovic]

Thanx again to everybody for comments.
Isabelle, yes, it may be Chalcolithic, there are some Salcuta finds in Iron
Gates (one grave was found on Lepenski Vir), although in the vicinity of
Knjepište site there are none, and Bronze Age (Žuto Brdo culture) in this
case is more probable. The small circle near perforation could be both
accidental and ornamental, and looks like Bronze age decoration.
Of course, it could be Late Neolithic as well - but there is no Late
Neolithic in Iron Gates II region.
So, most probably, this is a stray Bronze Age find.
Sandra, in Iron Gates I know only about the famous piece from Cuina
Turcului, from Serbian side there is no mention of them in publications, and
since I haven't seen personally the material from Upper Gorge area, I can't
tell you definitely if there are any or not.
best, s.


2010/4/30 Sandra Olsen <olsens at carnegiemnh.org>

>  Dear Selena:
> It is a bit early for a cheek piece, probably, but it could be an
> arrowshaft straightener/flaker.  The wear around the perforation suggests
> that it could have been used to straighten shafts, although not over a very
> long period of time.
> Do you have any decorated horse phalanges?  I am very interested in finding
> out if there are others from Iron Gate and what their ages are.
> Cheers,
>
> Sandi
> Sandra L. Olsen, Ph.D.
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> On 4/28/10 7:08 PM, "Selena Vitezovic" <selenavitezovic at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I have - again - a question concerning early and middle Neolithic bone
> objects. This antler piece comes from early Neolithic site Knjepište in Iron
> Gates (near the Iron Gates II hydropowerplant, i. e. downstream of Lepenski
> Vir), and should be of Early Neolithic origin. However, I have never seen
> anything quite like this before - and it does not seem Neolithic to me. All
> these Iron Gates sites also have traces of Roman occupation, and several
> sites in Iron Gates II region have Bronze Age levels as well (Žuto Brdo
> culture), and I think this piece is younger than Early Neolithic (data on
> stratigraphy is scarce).
> I would really appreciate if anyone could point me to some analogies.
> thanx, Selena
>
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