[Bonetools] Early medieval worked 'split' longbones

[markus klek]

Deat Steve,
I just came upon this old email of yours. I am researching bone tanning tools with a long edge, which are held with both hands in order to clean hides layed over a wooden beam. Do your artifacts show some use wear of the edges,for example polishing or scratches perpendicular to the long axis?
My experience shows that such split bones could make very servicable beaming tools.
Attached my article on such bone tools.
Greetings from Germany,
Markus Klek

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An: "'Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the study of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn.'" <bonetools at listserv.niif.hu>
Datum: Freitag, 26. März, 2010 14:29 Uhr


Dear all,

I'm looking at a worked bone assemblage from an early medieval monastic site
in Scotland.  I have some pieces of miscellanea that are baffling me a
little; they appear to be long bones (B tibia and equis mp) that have been
split longitudinally, but not in the rudimentary way we see for the
extraction of marrow - they are very straight-sided, producing low 'tray'
like objects, that if I stretch my imagination remind me a little of
crucibles.  If anyone  has seen anything like this before, think that I am
missing something obvious or can provide any insight whatsoever, I'd be very
pleased to hear from you.

I attach photographs of the better examples.

Many thanks

Steve Ashby

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