[Bonetools] Fwd: [ZOOARCH] worked sperm whale bone vertebrae

[Alice Choyke]

Please send your replies to both Arjan AND the list if possible!

Alice

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From: Arjan <ahullegie at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 12:03 AM
Subject: [ZOOARCH] worked sperm whale bone vertebrae
To: ZOOARCH at jiscmail.ac.uk


Hi everyone,

I'm working on remains from a dwelling mound site for my master thesis. In
the remains from the late Middle Ages a caudal vertebrae of a sperm whale
was found with at least two holes drilled into it. A function as a fishing
net weight has been suggested but i would like to know if anyone else has
and idea about the function of this object. Has anyone encountered similar
worked whale vertebrae before? I've posted a picture on bonecommons:

http://www.alexandriaarchive.org/bonecommons/items/show/1691

thank you,

Arjan Hullegie

Groningen Institute of Archaeology
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