[Bonetools] Ring and dot tools

[PajX at aol.com]

Hi David
I have a friend you does flint work, John Lord. He said ring-dot was done  
with a flint tool, quite simple and easy to make. He is a palaeo-sort of 
guy.  Know there are still various peoples using stone or similar tools - even  
surgeons are experimenting with flint or more volcanic glass, others using  
knapped glass razors. Flints used for fire-starting until quite late, and  
certainly a good supply in various areas of Britain. Don't know how long 
using  flint as a carving tool might have persisted, or what the metal  
equivalent is off-hand...ahh, had a look in MacG 
(_http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cFQOAAAAQAAJ_ (http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cFQOAAAAQAAJ)   ), 
could find only the Levy ref., so I see, shape makes sense as a type of  
drill-bit. Not surprised not many found, both metal or flint - the ends  would 
probably damage easily, stone ends especially and would be difficult to  discern 
from flint waste. The flint ones I've seen/used are two-pointed (point  and 
heel) rather than three-pronged like the one on p61, and hand-turned. 
 
Be quite interesting if we could work out how much/what stone tools  
persisted, don't know if anyone looks at that.
 
good luck with the project
 
cheers
Pam Cross
Bioarchaeology
IA-Medieval with a palaeo bent...
 
 
 
In a message dated 14/07/2012 08:27:41 GMT Daylight Time,  
dkconstantine at btinternet.com writes:

 
I am currently researching Early Medieval bone working and despite the  
prevalence of Ring-and-dot motifs on artefacts, I can find only two examples  
of the tools themselves having been found (Stare Mesto and Levy Hradec, both  
in MacGregor "Bone, Antler, Ivory and Horn") and would like to know if 
anyone  has come across similar tools anywhere between about 500-1100AD.


David Constantine
(no Phd or anything I am afraid, just 12 years experience preparing  
skeletons and making bone  artefacts)



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