[Bonetools] A strange antler tool

[Alice Choyke]

Dear Michael,
       Also - you can go to the WBRG web site
(http://www.WBRG.net<http://www.wbrg.net/>)
to the mystery bone category and send your tool plus description in there as
well through Hans-Christian Kuchelmann.

Alice

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 10:20 PM, Alice Choyke <h13017cho at iif.hu> wrote:

> Dear All,
>     I am forwarding a letter and photo from a Swedish colleague. Another
> strange tool. It looks like some part of a mechanism - a locking mechanism?
> However Michael Olausson also says it has some resemblances to a tool used
> by the Sami for producing tin thread! If you reply to Michael could you also
> please CC the list so we can all read about it?
>
> Alice
>
>   ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Michael Olausson <michael.olausson673 at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:55 AM
> Subject: A strange antler tool
> To: h13017cho at helka.iif.hu
>
>
> Dear Dr. Alice Choyke,
> Dr Kordula Gostencnik suggested that I should contact You in this
> matter. I will send You my letter to her as well with the picture of
> the item. Dr Gostencnik dod´t regard the toll as one conected to
> textil handcraft. She suggestes that it might be a toy, I do not agree
> with her, if it should look like a "bear" then it should be made as a
> bear! Since there are three differnt kinds of "measurements" of the
> teeth, I radaer would thinkt that it has been used to make threads ore
> to measure threads. We have a little discussion in Stockholm if it
> could be used for metal, silver and gold.
> The tool wich has many similarties with a Roman antler key, was found
> in mixed layers on a house terrace on the hilltop site,
> "Höhensiedlung" Runsa frpm the 5th & 6th centuries.
>
> It would be nice if You could have some ideas, references.
>
> Yours Sincerely
> Michael Olausson
> ass.prof
>
>
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