[Bonetools] Ivory teeth in iron Age grav Sweden?

[Dr C.M. Hills]

Dear SAbine, ivory rings are found in Anglo-Saxon graves, both 
cremations of 5th century date and inhumations 6th. Also a few from 
north Germany 4-5th century cremations. I wrote a paper which I dont 
have electronically : "From Isidore to isotopes: Ivory rings in early 
medieval graves" in Image and Power, ed Hamerow and McGregor 2001.  But 
it is summarised by Ian Riddler in his recent section in Hills and Lucy 
2013  Spong Hill Part IX : chronology and synthesis  p.1-3-4. 
Interesting to hear you have them in Sweden also. Best, Catherine Hills

  On 08/04/2015 14:25, Sabine Sten wrote:
> Hallo Bonetools,
> 
> My osteology student Maja Nilsson works with a grave, dated to younger
> Iron Age, with cremated bones from Kiplingeberg i Bälinge parish,
> Uppland in Sweden. Maja has identified some tooth fragments in the
> grave and we wonder if the tooth fragments can be ivory. Maja has
> photographed the tooth fragments and my colleague Gustav has
> photographed some tooth fragments under a microscope. Does anyone have
> experience of ivory rings from elephant in grave materials or advice
> on any literature? Have Maja found ivory fragments of elephant in the
> grave?
> 
> Species in the grave: human, dog, sheep/goat, cattle, pig, bear and a
> hen.
> 
> Artefacts: Comb in bone, beads, bronze buckles, needle head in
> bronze……
> 
> I enclose an old article by Nerman 1955 in Fornvännen. There is a
> Summary in the end of the article. Nerman have found an ivory ring in
> a grave on the island Gotland in the Baltic Sea.
> 
> Microscope photos:
> 
> Tvärsnitt – cross section
> 
> Böjd sida- curved side
> 
> Plan sida- plan side
> 
> Greatful for help.
> 
> //Sabine
> 
> Sabine Sten
> 
> Professor i osteoarkeologi
> 
> Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia
> 
> Uppsala universitet - Campus Gotland
> 
> 621 67 Visby
> 
> Tel: 0498 – 10 8320
> 
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