[Bonetools] Any help ?

[Christopher Arabatzis]

Dear Mr Popli,

Thank you.

Dear Alice,
it is certainly an odd piece.The pitchfork form idea ...yes,I like it.
thank you



2016-05-31 12:55 GMT+03:00 Alice Choyke <choyke at gmail.com>:

> Dear Chris,
>     The piece certainly looks as if it was never used but it could be
> finished and was never intended to be a 'pretty' piece. It has a kind of
> pitchfork look to it. If it is a singular find maybe you need to think
> about a function where the object would tend to be lost or broken
> off-settlement and maybe an object that can and was more often made in wood
> - hence the pitchfork for hay idea etc.  It certainly is an odd piece.
> Nothing like that that I remember seeing in Hungary but admittedly, the 5th
> millennium is a bit outside my field of reference.
>
> Best,
> Alice
>
> On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 4:54 PM, Christopher Arabatzis <
> christ.arabatzis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Selena,
>>
>> Thank you. The preform also came up to me but I still can't find the
>> final form of it :- )
>>
>> The two tips are not so well preserved - the one is broken as you can see
>> in the photo.The other one has some polish close to the edge of the tip. It
>> could be considered as use wear traces.
>>
>> As for the two holes, maybe a wooden shaft was penetrating them and the
>> item was used laterally. It's just a guess.
>>
>> chris
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2016-05-30 17:20 GMT+03:00 Selena Vitezović <selenavitezovic at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Hello, Chris, and everyone else,
>>> In my opinion, it is a preform, unfinished something. Traces of
>>> manufacture are very clearly visible and I do not see any usewear (perhaps
>>> you noted some?). However, for what it may have been preform is a bit tough
>>> to guess, I've never seen an object that may look similar to this. Perhaps
>>> that is why it was never finished?
>>> best, Selena
>>>
>>> On 30 May 2016 at 15:33, Christopher Arabatzis <
>>> christ.arabatzis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> I hope you had a great time in Iasi. The uploaded photos in the WBRG
>>>> facebook group are really great.
>>>>
>>>> I need your help and your expertise.
>>>> Has anyone of you ever seen an artifact like that?
>>>>  It is dating back to the 5th mil BC, probably at the first half of it.
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>> Christopher
>>>>
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>>>
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