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

Mon Jun 22 11:40:40 CEST 2015

Dear Mikolaj,     I sent you some papers in information on worked mandibles in general from European prehistoric contexts. However, I see there has been a problem with recipients getting my responses from gmail sent on to a second server, in this case my University account. did you ever get the letter with the attachments? i am not asking as a reproach but I need to know  if there is patterning in this problem I certainly have with some of my e-mail connections.

Best,
Alice

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>>> Mikolaj Lisowski <mlisowski1 at sheffield.ac.uk> 06/21/15 1:47 PM >>>
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
PhD Candidate
Department of Archaeology
University of Sheffield
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Sheffield S1 4ET, UK
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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 House
West Street

Sheffield S1 4ET, UK
Other address: Mikolaj.Lisowski at gmail.com
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My profile on Academia.edu
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