[Bonetools] whale bone waste on Romano-British sites

[Alice Choyke]

Dear all,
      I received the following letter from Louisa Gidney concerning worked
or refuse whale bone from Romano-British sites. Please respond both to the
list and to l.j.gidney at durham.ac.uk.
Can anyone point me in the direction of references for either whale bone
artefacts or sawn waste whale bone fragments from Romano-British sites?
I've previously seen one piece of sawn waste from Leicester and now have
one from South Shields. I'm wondering how widespread such finds are and
what was being made of the whale bone. These are not vertebra fragments, so
not bowl type functions. The current bit looks like an element from the
flipper, has a dense, hard cortex, perhaps useful for pins or handles?

Alice
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