[Bonetools] Neolithic Bone objects

[Heidi Luik]

 Dear Alice,
Tamula settlement site was excavated in the mid-20th century, and the artefacts are covered with some kind of laquer for presevation, but the exact composition of this laquer is not known.
Heidi  


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Kellelt: Alice Choyke <choyke at ceu.hu>
Teema: Re: [Bonetools] Neolithic Bone objects
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> Dear Mirja,The surface of these bones reminds me forcibly of artifacts from the marsh at Ljubljana barja. These had mostly been excavated in the first half of the 20th century and were coated with something or other to preserved them.  Is this the case with these tools? Before anyone says anything it would be useful to know what if any conservator interventions have happened to them.
> 
>  AliceOn Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Heidi Luik <heidi.luik at mail.ee> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> My colleague Mirja Ots asked me to forward to the list a question about
> bone objects from the Neolithic site of Tamula. Please send answer to the
> list and to her e-mail address also.
> Thank you in advance,
> Heidi
>  From the Tamula settlement site in South Estonia, dated to 3100–1650 BC
> (from the same site burials dating from 4700–3400 BC have been
> discovered) more than a hundred bone fragments with transverse grooves
> have been found. The bones are mostly split long bones and the grooves
> spread in a fan shape. So far archaeologists have suggested that these
> are artefacts used for straining or spooling cord made from tendons.
> We would be very grateful for any parallels and suggestions about their
> function. 
> Thank you in advance! 
> Mirja Ots mirja.ots at tlu.ee
> 
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> Dear Mirja,
> 
> The surface of these bones reminds me forcibly of artifacts from the marsh
> at Ljubljana barja. These had mostly been excavated in the first half of
> the 20th century and were coated with something or other to preserved
> them.  Is this the case with these tools? Before anyone says anything it
> would be useful to know what if any conservator interventions have happened
> to them.
> 
> Alice
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Heidi Luik  wrote:
> 
> >  Dear all,
> > My colleague Mirja Ots asked me to forward to the list a question about
> > bone objects from the Neolithic site of Tamula. Please send answer to the
> > list and to her e-mail address also.
> > Thank you in advance,
> > Heidi
> >
> > From the Tamula settlement site in South Estonia, dated to 3100=961650 BC
> > (from the same site burials dating from 4700=963400 BC have been discover=
> ed)
> > more than a hundred bone fragments with transverse grooves have been foun=
> d.
> > The bones are mostly split long bones and the grooves spread in a fan
> > shape. So far archaeologists have suggested that these are artefacts used
> > for straining or spooling cord made from tendons.
> > We would be very grateful for any parallels and suggestions about their
> > function.
> > Thank you in advance!
> > Mirja Ots mirja.ots at tlu.ee
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Bonetools mailing list
> > Bonetools at listserv.niif.hu
> > https://listserv.niif.hu/mailman/listinfo/bonetools
> >
> >
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> Dear Mirja,The surface of these bones reminds me forcib=
> ly of artifacts from the marsh at Ljubljana barja. These had mostly been ex=
> cavated in the first half of the 20th century and were coated with somethin=
> g or other to preserved them.=A0 Is this the case with these tools? Before =
> anyone says anything it would be useful to know what if any conservator int=
> erventions have happened to them.
> 
> =A0AliceOn Fri, Mar 22=
> , 2013 at 1:03 PM, Heidi Luik <heidi.luik at mail.ee> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> My colleague Mirja Ots asked me to forward to the list a question about
> bone objects from the Neolithic site of Tamula. Please send answer to the
> list and to her e-mail address also.
> Thank you in advance,
> Heidi
>  From the Tamula settlement site in South Estonia, dated to 3100=961650 BC
> (from the same site burials dating from 4700=963400 BC have been
> discovered) more than a hundred bone fragments with transverse grooves
> have been found. The bones are mostly split long bones and the grooves
> spread in a fan shape. So far archaeologists have suggested that these
> are artefacts used for straining or spooling cord made from tendons.
> We would be very grateful for any parallels and suggestions about their
> function. 
> Thank you in advance! 
> Mirja Ots mirja.ots at t=
> lu.ee
> 
> 
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