[Bonetools] identification of raw material

[Sonia O'Connor]

Definitely not cuttlefish bone/shell. I attach a photomicrograph of cuttlefish shell.

All the best,

Sonia

Dr Sonia O'Connor PhD FSA FIIC ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, University of York
Post-doctoral Researcher
Archaeological Sciences
Division of AGES,
University of Bradford
Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK

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From: Bonetools [mailto:bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] On Behalf Of François Poplin
Sent: 07 July 2014 12:53
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Subject: Re: [Bonetools] identification of raw material

Is it far away from the ocean ? can you tell wheher it's rather calcium carbonate than phosphate ? The second picture here lets me remember of some invertebrate constructions. Unfortunatley, I have even not a simple broken cuttle-fish "bone"/shell to go on that way of investigation.

Le 04/07/2014 16:12, marinaevora at sapo.pt<mailto:marinaevora at sapo.pt> a écrit :

Dear all,

We found this round artifact in an upper paleolithic site. I would like to hear your opinions about the identification of the raw material. The images were taken with a binocular microscope.
Thank you.


Marina Évora

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