[Bonetools] Ring and dot tools

[Dr C.M. Hills]

 A recent brief paper on an Iron Age Scottish artefact with ring and dot 
decoration analyses the black pigment set into the rings and also discusses 
manufacture- as well as meaning. Maxwell, Evans and Edwars, "MatterReality: 
the use of scientific method for interpreting the materilalities of an Iron 
Age antler drum. In: Archaeological Review from Cambridge Vol 27.1 April 
2012 ed Katie Hall and Danika Parikh. Catherine Hills On Jul 14 2012, 
Katherine M. Moore wrote:

>Hi David: In an earlier discussion, I asked about this issue as well.   
>I was sent the following reference that may be of interest from a  
>general perspective (but not the time period or place!):
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>Tomenchuk, John and Peter L. Storck
>1997        Two Newly Recognized Paleoindian Tool Types: Single- and  
>Double-Scribe Compass Gravers and Coring Gravers.  American Antiquity  
>62(3):508-522.
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>In addition, Monica Tielens, a professional bone tool replicator,  
>offered this note:
>
>When I started with bone carving I used the one hand tool with a metal  
>fork and I turned it round. But if you look at all the originals this  
>is not the way our ancestors did it. Nowadays I use a handdrill with a  
>3 fork metaltool specialy made by a blacksmith. And although I am not  
>satisfied yet the result is much better than before.
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>Good luck,
>Kate Moore
>
>Quoting David Constantine <dkconstantine at btinternet.com>:
>
>> 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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>University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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