[Bonetools] Late Neolithic (Lengyel culture) tool assemblage

[Erika Gal]

Dear Colleagues,
 We have recently come across an interesting "tool-assemblage" from Late Neolithic 
(Lengyel culture) graves from Southern Hungary. It is a red deer antler 
stick (usually about 35-45 cm long) and 
an aurochs (or cattle) scapula-fragment. The stick is placed on the scapula as you may see on the attached picture. The edges of the articulation surface and the collumof scapula shows hand-polish, and the originally broken surface is also rounded and polished in some degree. These two artefacts are placed behind the back of the buried person (so far only men), together with other utensils from bone and 
stone. Nevertheless, our colleague who studies the household remains 
from the same site, founds more and more such kind of scapula-tools. This would 
suggest that it is a more frequent and ordinary type as we initially 
thought. However, we still think that the antler stick and scapula found in 
graves would form a tool assemblage together, and wondering if some of 
you have already met similar finds, know their role or significance, or any parallels. Thank you for your comments and suggestions in advance!

With best wishes,
Erika Gal
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