[Bonetools] Worked Bronze Age sheep femur

[François Poplin]

Dear Miss,

my very first impression is.. don't you have any circular impression on 
ware, clay, etc. ?

Your's.

Lena Strid a écrit :
> Dear all,
>
> I have the distal half of a sheep femur from a Bronze Age deposit at a site just outside London. I'm not so good at prehistoric worked bone, and I hope you could help me identify its function.
>
> The bone has been sawn off horisontally at mid-shaft. The edge is smooth (with an exception for a jagged part of the lateral side). Unfortunately the bone surface is badly eroded, and I can't tell whether there have been any polished areas on the shaft itself.
>
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> http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac137/ossamentaDW/Benbilder/A13MoversLane-cxt5158-Sheepfemur1_5.jpg
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> Let me know if you need more photos.
>
> thanks in advance
> /Lena
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