[Bonetools] Roman bone pin work waste

[Lena Strid]

Dear all,

I have a very large Roman deposit of chopped up long bones from making bone pins. The bones are mostly cattle and horse metapodials, radius and tibia. The deposit is sampled entirely, sieved down to 4mm, and contains everything from large proximal and distal ends down to broken-off hexagonal offcuts. It is a rural site, but very close to a Roman town in southern England. 

Would any of you have any tips on the most useful way to record the deposit and/or a good reference material. I already know of Vine St (Leicester) and Sagalassos (Turkey). There is unlikely to be time for me to do a in-depth analysis of the bone working procedure, but the assemblage would be retained for future research.

With thanks,
Lena
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