[Bonetools] Bone scapula hoes

[Justin Bradfield]

Dear Haskel and Christian

Thanks for these! Very interesting.

Justin

On 22 August 2016 at 19:39, Christian Gates St-Pierre <
christian.gates-st-pierre at umontreal.ca> wrote:

> There are many ethnographic references for the Hurons and Iroquois (see
> Parker and Waugh below) who used hoes made from deer scapulas as well as
> cervid antler (deer or moose). Thomas Hariot made a similar observation in
> Virginia and among the Delawares. Archaeological evidence are scant though.
>
> Parker, A. C.
> 1910       *Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants. *Bulletin No
> 144. Albany: New York State Museum.
> Waugh, F. W.
> 1916       *Iroquois Foods and Food Preparation. *Memoir No 86,
> Anthropological Series No 12. Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada.
>
> *Christian Gates St-Pierre*
> Professeur adjoint
> Département d'anthropologie
> Université de Montréal
> C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville
> Montréal, Québec, Canada
> H3C 3J7
> 514-343-6111 #51711
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *De :* Justin Bradfield <jbradfield8 at gmail.com>
> *À :* bonetools at listserv.niif.hu
> *Envoyé le :* lundi 22 août 2016 7h56
> *Objet :* [Bonetools] Bone scapula hoes
>
> Dear WBRG members
>
> I'm looking for any references to bone hoes, particularly ones made from
> scapulas.
>
> I've managed to find quite a few examples from the Plains Indians, but
> none of them have included a use-wear study.
>
> Any information you have will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Justin
>
> --
> Dr Justin Bradfield, D.Litt. et Phil., L.T.C.L.
> Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
> Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Dr Justin Bradfield, D.Litt. et Phil., L.T.C.L.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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