[Bonetools] antler artefact

[François Poplin]

I cannot open the file. Would you, please, send the picture directly ?

Le 30/04/2014 12:18, Herbert Böhm a écrit :
> Dear all,
>
> I received these photographs of a late- bronze- age antler artefact, found
> in lower Austria (settlement context) and I must confess that I haven´t
> seen something like this before…
>
> http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/albums/antler-artefact
>
> Unfortunately, it seems to be fragmented but some of the edges are
> obviously carefully processed and there are these, rather regular,
> transverse “scratches” on the inner surface.
> The eye-catching “groove” on the outer surface seems “natural” to me…
>
> Does anyone know such pieces or have an idea what this could have been
> used for?
>
> All the best
> Herbert
>
>
>


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