[Bonetools] antler whistles?

[Mikolaj Lisowski]

Dear colleagues

Moreover, the term 'ovicaprine' itself is biologically incorrect, since
both sheep and goats are part of a sub-family *caprinae, *and should be
called caprines.

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On 12 February 2016 at 18:01, Alice Choyke <choyke at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Francoois,
>     Not only does 'ovicaprine' antler sound strange it is a biological
> impossibility! Or these are the strangest sheep and goats that ever lived.
>
> Best,
> Alice
>
> On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 10:56 AM, François Poplin <poplin at mnhn.fr> wrote:
>
>> Dear colleague,
>>
>> "oovicaprin antlers" sounds strange...
>> (oo- = egg, and so forth)
>>
>> Dis you try to produce sound with ?
>>
>> I have at home.. j'ai à la maison une poignée d'ombrelle très XIXe siècle
>> taillée dans une dague de cerf (le premier "bois", simple), dont la partie
>> proximale est travaillée en sifflet comme cela.
>>
>> Bien à vous.
>>
>>
>> Le 01/01/2016 04:53, Sonja Vukovic a écrit :
>>
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> Thank you for your comments.
>>
>> Happy New year.
>>
>> Sonja.
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Sonja Vukovic <sonja.vukovic at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>
>>> By analyzing animal bones from the Roman city Viminacium I came across
>>> several interesting antler objects that my colleague and I argue that were
>>> used as whistles. While I was searching through papers, I have found barely
>>> several similar objects (and majority of them were not determined as being
>>> whistles). I have also contacted some of you for an advice on the subject.
>>> So, I am now asking entire group - do you know any published similar antler
>>> whistles (not only Roman)?! I am attaching a photo of one of them.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> best wishes, Marry Christmas & Happy New Year,
>>>
>>> Sonja.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Sonja Vukovic-Bogdanovic
>>> Laboratory for bioarchaeology
>>> Faculty of Philosophy
>>> University of Belgrade
>>> Serbia
>>> www.bioarchlab.org
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Sonja Vukovic-Bogdanovic
>> Laboratory for bioarchaeology
>> Faculty of Philosophy
>> University of Belgrade
>> Serbia
>> www.bioarchlab.org
>>
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