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

[François Poplin]

It let me thing of a tufd duck, maybe /Aythya fuligula/ - swimming.


Le 19/08/2013 17:00, Tuukka Kumpulainen a écrit :
> Dear Alice,
>
> An osteologist has not yet examined the artefact, so I can't tell, for 
> now, if antler or bone is in question. Let's call it 'osseous' for 
> now, which it is. The vast majority of previous osseous finds from the 
> site are made from cattle, horse or moose bone, but moose and reindeer 
> antler is also present.
>
> This is an absolutely complete object - both ends are intentionally 
> shaped and intact, and the dirt-laden hole in the 'head' is a precise 
> 5 mm bore hole right through the object, reminding a perforation for 
> an axle of some sort. The end closest to the perforation is precisely 
> cut into a rectangular shape. There is no macroscopic wear on the most 
> intriguing areas of the artefact, that is, the rectangular end 
> mentioned and the 'lip' or 'hook' at the other side of the 'axle hole'.
>
> Tuukka
> *Lähettäjä:* bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu 
> [bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] käyttäjän Alice Choyke 
> [choyke at ceu.hu] puolesta
> *Lähetetty:* 19. elokuuta 2013 15:26
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> for the study of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn.
> *Aihe:* Re: [Bonetools] A Mystery Bone Artefact from Tursiannotko, SW 
> Finland
>
> Dear Tuukka,
>     Two question - is it really made of bone or is this antler? 
> Second, is this an absolutely complete object or are the ends broken. 
> Third where are the designs worn? - this may help you decide whether 
> it was held in the hand or attached to something else. Finally - is 
> that a hole in the 'head' of the object or just dirt?
> Best,
> Alice
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Tuukka Kumpulainen <thkump at utu.fi 
> <mailto: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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