[Bonetools] weaving shuttle

Boris Santander boris.santander at gmail.com
Tue Oct 19 11:57:03 CEST 2010 

Dear Colleagues 

I have done microscopical analysis of really similar objects (but in
Lama glama/guanicoe, unfortunately I have not photos at this time) from
Early Formative (early neolithic) in the Atacama's Desert, and have the
same kind of microwears in a experimental ones (with different shape)
used as shuttles over camelidae wool in a loom. A curve in the shape of
the piece some times is VERY helpful at the moment of cross the vertical
strings.

In general, the use of bones over wool, results in very smooth polishes
that even could cover the manufacture wears. Even at 120X in a binocular
microscope, is quite distinctive. I think that the eye of the piece must
have similar ones. I have not tested over antler yet, but I think that
could be similar.  

Cheers,

Boris Santander
-- 
Investigador Asociado Instituto Terra e Memória, Portugal

 
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> Dear Olivier,
> This nice object looks like a weaving shuttle. Exact parallels were used in Israel since the Neolithic period (6th-5th millenia BCE). cf.: 
> Bar Yosef, Ofer. 1988. Nahal Hemar Cave ('Atiqot Series). Israel Antiquities Authority. Jerusalem (Neolithic).
> Bar Adon, Pesah. 1980. The Cave of the Treasures, The Finds from the Caves in Nahal Mishmar. Israel Exploration Society. Jerusalem (Chalcolithic). Good photo of the same: Ayalon, Etan and Sorek, Chagit. 1999. Bare Bones, Ancient Artifacts from Animal Bones (Catalogue, Eretz Israel Museum). Tel Aviv, Fig. 27.
> And so on, it has not changed in many periods.
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> Dear colleagues, we found on the settlement of Erstein (late bronze age), located near Strasbourg (Alsace, France), an antler artefact (photos attached). The dimensions are as follows: 
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> - length 165 mm
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> - width 26 mm 
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> - thickness: 2.3 to 2.4 mm 
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> - diameter hole: 5.5 mm 
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> Does somebody have an idea of the possible function of this object? Thanks in advance. Sincerely yours. OP.
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> My problem with it being a weaving shuttle is that it is curved. correct me
> if I am wrong but it would be very awkward to move it at all between the
> warp threads. I am wondering why ANTLER was chosen to make a tool that could
> be easily produced on cattle rib - much more work involved this way.
> 
> Alice
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> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Etan Ayalon <etana at eretzmuseum.org.il>wrote:
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> >  Dear Olivier,
> > This nice object looks like a weaving shuttle. Exact parallels were used in
> > Israel since the Neolithic period (6th-5th millenia BCE). cf.:
> > Bar Yosef, Ofer. 1988. *Nahal* *Hemar Cave* ('Atiqot Series). Israel
> > Antiquities Authority. Jerusalem (Neolithic).
> > Bar Adon, Pesah. 1980. *The Cave of the Treasures, The Finds from the
> > Caves in Nahal Mishmar*. Israel Exploration Society. Jerusalem
> > (Chalcolithic). Good photo of the same: Ayalon, Etan and Sorek, Chagit.
> > 1999. *Bare Bones, Ancient Artifacts from Animal Bones* (Catalogue, Eretz
> > Israel Museum). Tel Aviv, Fig. 27.
> > And so on, it has not changed in many periods.
> > Sincerely yours
> > Etan Ayalon
> > Israel
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> > *From:* bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu [mailto:
> > bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] *On Behalf Of *PUTELAT Olivier
> > *Sent:* Monday, October 18, 2010 5:37 PM
> > *To:* Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for thestudy
> > ofobject and waste of bone,antler. ivory and horn.
> > *Subject:* [Bonetools] (no subject)
> >
> >  Dear colleagues, we found on the settlement of Erstein (late bronze age),
> > located near Strasbourg (Alsace, France), an antler artefact (photos
> > attached). The dimensions are as follows:
> >
> > - length 165 mm
> >
> > - width 26 mm
> >
> > - thickness: 2.3 to 2.4 mm
> >
> > - diameter hole: 5.5 mm
> >
> > Does somebody have an idea of the possible function of this object? Thanks
> > in advance. Sincerely yours. OP.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Olivier PUTELAT
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> > * *
> >
> > *POLE D'ARCHEOLOGIE INTERDEPARTEMENTAL RHENAN (PAIR)*
> >
> > *Op?rations arch?ologiques - Laboratoire mixte d'ost?o-arch?ologie*
> > Arch?ozoologue
> >
> > T?l. 03 90 58 55 72
> >
> > Fax 03 90 58 55 35
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> > courriel : olivier.putelat at pair-archeologie.fr
> >
> >
> >
> > 2, all?e Thomas Edison
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Boris Santander Pizarro
Licenciado en Arqueología, U. de Chile
Erasmus Mundus Master in Quaternary and Prehistory
Investigador Asociado Instituto Terra e Memória, Portugal

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