[Bonetools] comparisons for walrus ivory object?

[Dr J.H. Barrett]

Dear Sabine,

Many thanks for both pieces of information! I'll write again about Kiev in the year to come.

All the best,

James

On Aug 4 2016, Sabine Sten wrote:

> Dear James, I have not seen these object in walrus ivory before, but for 
> your information I found walrus skulls in the Viking Age bone material in 
> Kiev, Ukraine. The walrus skulls shows trading with tusks. A few years 
> ago when I was in Kiev and had lectures in osteology for archaeology 
> students I also analysed animal bones from Viking Age Kiev.
>
> I take the opportunity to attach a 4-year PhD-fellowship in archaeology 
> (with osteological material) is available with the Joint Proxies Research 
> Group at the Institute of Archaeology and Social Anthropology, UiT - The 
> Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø. The application deadline is 18 
> August 2016. Please circulate the attached announcement in your 
> department.
>
>//Greetings from Sabine
>
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> den 3 augusti 2016 15:08 Till: bonetools at listserv.niif.hu Ämne: 
> [Bonetools] comparisons for walrus ivory object?
>
>Dear colleagues,
>
> May I ask if anyone knows of a comparison for the attached object of 
> walrus ivory? It's from a 12th century context in Novgorod.
>
>Many thanks and best wishes,
>
>James
>
>

-- Dr. J.H. Barrett Reader in Medieval Archaeology, Department of 
Archaeology and Anthropology (Archaeology Division); Leverhulme Major 
Research Fellow http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/directory/jhb41