[Bonetools] Question - identification of bone artifact - Late Antiquity/Early Medieval

[isabelle.sidera]

Dear Jean-Marc 

I am thinking to a part of a bell « un battant de cloche «. It is traditional for animals and could fit finely with the context of find.

Cheers,

Isabelle




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> Le 6 oct. 2015 à 15:18, Jean-Marc Petillon <petillon at univ-tlse2.fr> a écrit :
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> this artifact was found in a shepherd's hut used between the 3rd and the
> 11th cent. AD in the French Pyrenees (Ossau valley, ca. 1900 m ASL). It
> was made on a cattle (Bos) metatarsal, the proximal end was cut straight
> with a metal blade, the mesial hole was carved with a blade as well, but
> the distal fracture was apparently caused by wear (something - probably
> a rope of some kind - wore down the compact tissue until it finally
> broke). There is a slight polish all over the object, especially on the
> edges, but no visible trace inside the marrow canal.
> 
> I tried the old "I can't help you, I'm a prehistorian" trick with my
> medievist colleague but it didn't work, so I'm posting this on the
> Bonetools list. The piece was interpreted as a handle (maybe half its
> original length) that was broken and then recycled as a whistle (?), but
> any parallels, comparisons and ideas are welcome !
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jean-Marc
> 
> 
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