[Bonetools] A Mystery Bone Artefact from Tursiannotko, SW Finland

[Brian Boyd]

Hi Tuukka,

Antler I think, Anglo-Saxon/early medieval?

brian


On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 4:11 AM, Tuukka Kumpulainen <thkump at utu.fi> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Recently, a mysterious bone artefact was found from Tursiannotko,
> Southwestern Finland, during rescue excavations on a multi-period site.
> Preliminary contextual evidence concerning this find points to a Late Iron
> Age (c. AD 800 - 1200) dating.
>
> The artefact is of such a complex and detailed design and execution, that
> I think mere ornamental explanations won't suffice - to me, the find
> reflects precise functionality, yet I have not encountered anything like
> this before, and our entire crew is at a loss as to the find's ID. Any
> parallels of this type of artefact, or suggestions of its function, would
> be more than welcome. I'm keeping my few own interpretations to myself, for
> now :)
>
> Thank you,
>
> Tuukka Kumpulainen
> University of Turku
> Finland
>
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