[Bonetools] A bone flute from South-Central Finland? Suggestions? Analogies?

[trzaska at lineone.net]

Hello Tuukka,

Lovely object. The problem with seeing it as a flute is that it seems to have two holes set 
roughly perpendicular to each other and that doesn't generally happen with flutes. With flutes, the 
holes are set on opposite sides of the bone, and they work as thumb and finger holes.



Ian Riddler



>----Original Message----

>From: thkump at utu.fi

>Date: 26/06/2013 17:33

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>Subj: [Bonetools] A bone flute from South-Central Finland? Suggestions?	Analogies?

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>Hello everyone,

>

>Today at rescue excavations at the Tursiannotko multi-period (Viking Age - 19th Century) site in 
Pirkkala, South-Central Finland a fragment of a beautiful, hollow, perforated bone artefact was 
found from a mixed-deposit context. The best suggestion for its function so far is a musical 
instrument, ie. a bone flute. I'm turning to the expertise of the collective WBRG in hope of 
alternative or confirmative interpretations of the artefact, as well as any possible analogies in 
the archaeological collections of osseous artefacts in Europe.

>

>I apologise for the mediocre field photos of the find.

>

>Thank you in advance,

>

>Tuukka Kumpulainen

>University of Turku

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