[Bonetools] Tools from mandibles + horn working in the Neolithic

[Mikolaj Lisowski]

Dear Alice

Thank you for your rapid reply. Would you mind sharing with me a paper or a
reference to the Eneolithic tools you mentioned? I would also be very much
interested in those amulets from mustelid mandibles.

Also, thank you for the hint regarding sharing photos to the group.

Best wishes

*Mikolaj Lisowski*
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On 21 June 2015 at 07:51, Alice Choyke <choyke at ceu.edu> wrote:

> Dear Milolaj,
>    The earliest examples I have of mandibles (from any species) used to
> make tools in the Hungarian material comes from the Aeneolithic. I cannot
> recall anything similar from the Lake Dwelling sites of the Swiss Alpine
> Foreland either. There are little mustilid mandibles clearly used as
> amulets from the Neolithic These are very interesting objects.  I will be
> curious to see where and even if parallels pop up. Just one comment -
> Unlike Zooarch, it is possible to send your images directly to the list as
> attachments when you send a mail. Our 'traffic' is much lower so it is not
> a problem for the server.
>
> Best,
> Alice
>
> On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 11:42 PM, Mikolaj Lisowski <
> mlisowski1 at sheffield.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> Dear all
>>
>> I'm new to the list, therefore I would like to take this opportunity to
>> say hello. I do not know how exactly the list works, I will assume it works
>> like ZOOARCH mailing list and everyone's free to rise a question.
>>
>> Before I'll ask my queries, I need to stress out I'm an animal bone
>> specialist, I don't have much of experience with bone tools.
>>
>> While analysing an assemblage from an Early/Middle Neolithic site in
>> Poland (LBK/TRB) I came across this interesting type of awl (?) made from
>> cattle mandible. We have three pieces of this type of tool, all of them
>> were found in a TRB housing pit. Interestingly the impact-broken ends
>> suggest they were used for stabbing, and microwear shows transverse
>> scratchings on the sides (from piercing soft organic material?). I would be
>> very grateful if you would suggest me some analogies for these finds.
>> All three can be seen on the attached picture.
>>
>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1i3eaHx--teMTF5N1NIS2hVdWM/view?usp=sharing
>>
>> The second query I have concerns the examples of horn working in the
>> Neolithic. Instead of horn items from waterlogged sites (although those
>> would be interesting as well), I'm looking for instances of recorded
>> horn-working waste - namely clusters of bovid horn cores with or without
>> frontal bones. I would be very grateful if anyone of you might suggest a
>> place where those were found. I know few sites from later periods but not
>> the Neolithic.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance and I wish you all a great Sunday!
>>
>> *Mikolaj Lisowski*
>> *PhD Candidate*
>> *Department of Archaeology*
>> *University of Sheffield*
>>
>>
>> *Northgate HouseWest Street*
>> *Sheffield **S1 4ET, UK*
>> *Other address: **Mikolaj.Lisowski at gmail.com
>> <Mikolaj.Lisowski at gmail.com>*
>> *My academic homepage*
>> <http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/people/phds/mikolaj-lisowski>
>> *My profile on Academia.edu <https://sheffield.academia.edu/MikLisowski>*
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>> <http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/research/zooarchaeology-lab/short-course>*
>>
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