[Bonetools] Any suggestions about this item welcome

[François Poplin]

First of all, I do thank you for recalling me a stay in USA, a track of 
which is :

37POPLIN F., 1976 - Etude comparative de deux séries de chasse-lame 
néolithique de l'Yonne (France) et indienne du *Missouri (USA)*. /Cong. 
Préhist. France, 20e session/, Provence 1974 (1976), 499-505, 7 figs.

I remember well the hoes made of bison scapulas, and so forth.


Your poor tiny and nevertheless charming thing is a part (a half ?) of a 
more complete one, where such another series of marks is to be expected 
; which means 1°) that the upper edge is the result of a later splitting 
(can you look at this ?), and 2°)see




Le 19/04/2014 02:03, Clare Tolmie a écrit :
>
> Dear all
>
> This is a very small, fine bone that appears to have been notched 
> along one edge. The marks are not root etching and don't appear to be 
> from any insect damage. Unfortunately these pictures aren't the best, 
> as I only had my phone with me that day (I will try to get some more). 
> We haven't been able to think of what it could be used for, or why 
> this working would occur. The bone is from a protohistoric Oneota site 
> in north eastern Illinois (11-Wi-213). The site has prehistoric 
> Langford and protohistoric occupations. This is from the 
> protohistoric. The site at that period was a horticultural village. 
> Other worked items are bison and elk scapula hoes, worked antler, and 
> awl and a beamer on white tailed deer metapodials.
>
> Any suggestions welcome and many thanks for any ideas.
>
> Clare
>
> Clare Tolmie PhD,RPA
>
> Senior Archaeologist
>
> Midwest Archaeological Research Services, Inc.
>
> Email: oldfirm at ntsource.com
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François POPLIN

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