[Bonetools] Bone tools at Mining sites

[Hemmings, Christopher]

Hi Sian,
I believe there may be bone digging tools at a site called Sunshine Mine in Idaho
where people mined red ochre starting in Early Paleoindian Clovis times..
The bones are probably later but for the New World it would be an early example...

Sunshine Mining Company
Sunshine Mine
Kellogg, Shoshone County, Idaho 

I couldn't find a reference right off the net but will keep looking for you...

Andy
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From: bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu [bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] On Behalf Of Sian [sian.beecroft at virgin.net]
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 11:22 AM
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Subject: [Bonetools] Bone tools at Mining sites

Hi All,

I'm in the writing up stage of my PhD on the 30,000 animal bones found at the Bronze Age Copper Mines at Great Orme in North Wales.  I'm just sending a last query out to see if anyone has worked on or knows of any other mine site (worldwide) were bones have been used in mining just in case I've missed any comparitive sites.  I know of only a few, most mines seem to have been dug by people who don't care about bone.

Any references, PDFs or pointers would be gratefully recieved.  I'm in the "what have a really discovered?" desperate stage of my PhD so any help would be great!

Thanks,

Sian