[Bonetools] identification...

[Christian Gates St-Pierre]

That's well thought Sonia, it does make sense! As always with such mysterious objects, possibilities seem to be numerous...

Christian



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 De : S O'Connor <S.Oconnor at bradford.ac.uk>
À : "'Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the study of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn.'" <bonetools at listserv.niif.hu> 
Envoyé le : mercredi 31 octobre 2012 9h55
Objet : Re: [Bonetools] identification...
 
Dear Olivier,

I don't think this is for bead or button production as these are drilled
holes, not the spaces left after cutting out blanks. I don't think this is a
deliberately worked object, but an indicator that drilling was being used as
a forming process for objects made in bone or some other material, such as
wood.

When drilling wood held in a vice, it is useful to put a little piece of
waste wood behind the object that you are drilling so that when you drill
through the object its outer surface does not splinter as it might well do
if the drill bit cuts through into open space.  Similarly a piece of waste
wood can be used to protect your bench from being damaged as the drill cuts
through the object, when you are drilling from above. 

This waste piece ends up with a series of holes, drilled to arbitrary
depths. The pattern of holes will relate to the pattern of holes in the
object but if the waste piece is used more than once this pattern will be
overlaid by other patterns as the piece will have been re-positioned each
time to provide a new surface against which to drill each hole.

I think that this piece of bone has been used in exactly this way, perhaps
in the production of drilled bone objects of a completely different shape or
in an entirely different material, such as ceramic.

Does that make sense?

All the best,

Sonia
Dr Sonia O'Connor PhD FSA FIIC ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, University of
York
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Archaeological Sciences
Division of AGES,  
University of Bradford
Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK

tel 01274 23 6498 (office) 5210 (lab)
fax 01274 23 5210

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[mailto:bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] On Behalf Of PUTELAT Olivier
Sent: 30 October 2012 17:11
To: Bonetools at listserv.niif.hu
Subject: [Bonetools] identification...

Dear colleagues, an archaeologist asks your expertise on this object
(attached document) found in a salt factory (first iron age) in Lorraine
(France). 
Any suggestions welcome... Thanks in advance. Olivier.


Olivier PUTELAT
POLE D'ARCHEOLOGIE INTERDEPARTEMENTAL RHENAN (PAIR) Service d'Archéologie et
Recherches Scientifiques - Laboratoire mixte d'ostéo-archéologie -
Archéozoologue Tél 07 60 20 24 02 2, allée Thomas Edison ZA Sud - CIRSUD
F-67600 SELESTAT
FRANCE


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