[Bonetools] Drilled red deer antlers

[Alice Choyke]

Well since I had been wondering if they could be an architectural feature
related to the roofing or something like that the lack of weathering rules
that out. On the other hand, the flatness of the inner surface (they were
split, suggests the rested against - were secured against - a flat surface
perhaps inside the house. What a mystery object. I will keep my eyes open
for parallels at least.

Alice

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Noelle Provenzano <
noprovenzano at interfree.it> wrote:

>  Dear Alice,
>
> These objects come all from habitat context : two were found in the same
>  house-yard (court ?) (but not together) and the others inside various
> houses. But the excavations are not very extended at the moment.
>
> Except usual taphonomics actions, surfaces suggest that they were buried
> rather quickly.
>
> I also think that they were common objects very adapted to their function
> because during two centuries (IV and Ve) they have exactly the same
> anatomical origin, the same manufacturing methods and the same traces of
> use. All that in context where antlers are very very little exploited. So,
> that shows us a true choice.
>
> According to what I know, one doesn’t know any other specimen outside from
> this site or this period….
>
> ….. Until now  !
>
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> _______________________________________________________
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> *De :* bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu [mailto:
> bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] *De la part de* Alice Choyke
> *Envoyé :* jeudi 13 mai 2010 09:15
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> ofobject and waste of bone,antler. ivory and horn.
> *Objet :* Re: [Bonetools] Drilled red deer antlers
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>
> Dear Noelle,
>    what kind of contexts were these objects found in: in houses,
> outbuildings pits etc. Does their surface suggest they fell off something
> after site abandonment or were they buried quickly. That might give a hint
> about how they were used. They must be very frustating objects to study
> because they look like they were very useful, common and obvious things.Any
> people out there with Celtic or early medieval analogies out there?
>
> Alice
>
> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Noelle Provenzano <
> noprovenzano at interfree.it> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> I would really appreciate if anyone could point me to some analogies about
> these objects :
>
>
>
> They are made with a central beam longitudinally bipartited (splited) and
> come from Second Iron Age of South of France.
>
> The lower side is just regularized and doesn’t show any other usewear
> traces. The superior side is natural. The two laterals holes present strong
> deformations (but irregularly distributed and directed) due to the cross of
> a flexible bond, the central perforation doesn’t show always so many usewear
> traces.
>
> If someone has an idea…. Thanks a lot !
>
>
>
> Noelle
>
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> _______________________________________________________
> Noëlle Provenzano
> CNRS - Université de Montpellier III
> UMR 5140 - Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes
> 390 avenue de Pérols
> 34970 - Lattes
> France
>
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> Fax 33 (0) 467 225 515
> noprovenzano at interfree.it
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