[Bonetools] boar tusk tools

[benjamin.marquebielle at yahoo.fr]

Dear Selena
I am submiting a paper (in collaboration with E. Fabre) for the procedings of Belgrade Meso2015 meeting, about technical and functionnal research on tools made from wild boar tusks. It concern Mesolithic tools so, but some elements could interest you (for exemple, we are proposing a typology of these tools). You can find the poster presented at Belgrade on my Academia page. More information are in my thesis (on Academia too).
Concerning precisely Bronze Age split wild boar tusk tools, I'm afraid I don't have a lot of information... In France, this kind of tools seems to disapear during Neolithic period. You can fin more information about Neolithic tools on Y. Maigrot thesis, or, in english, in her paper: Maigrot, Y. (2001). Technical und functional study of ethnographic (Irian Jaya, Indonesia) and archaeological (Chalain and Clairvaux, Jura, France, 30th century BC) tools made from split boar tusk. In:  Beyries, S. et  Pétrequin, P. (dir.), Ethno-archaeology and its transfers : 5th annual meeting, EAA, Bournemouth, 1999 Oxford, p. 67-80, 20 fig. Don't hesitate to ask if you want a pdf. 

I am particularly interested in these artefacts. As far as I know, in France, these tools are unknown before the Early Mesolithic, even if wild boar is present in older faunal remains. Then, during the Mesolithic, same type of artefacts is known on a wide area, from Britain to Switzerland and the use of split wild boar canine is known in North Europe (see E. David thesis). Then, they seem to disappeared in France during the Neolithic. But wild boar tusk still used as personal ornement, until Celtic times. I'm actually looking all information about Pre- and Protohistoric use of wild boar canine. The idea of a geographical and chronological large synthesis knocking around my head for a while. It could be a great work in collaboration, for everyone wants !
See you and I hope all is well in Belgrade
Best !
Marquebielle Benjamin
Dr associé TRACES-UMR5608
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      De : Selena Vitezović <selenavitezovic at gmail.com>
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 Envoyé le : Lundi 14 mars 2016 18h07
 Objet : [Bonetools] boar tusk tools
   
Dear colleagues, 

I am looking for something more detailed on boar tusk tools, in particular on technology and typology in the Bronze Age. 
I have from one Bronze Age site in Pannonia. excavated in early 20th century, few dozens of boar tusks, mainly fragmented (some with fresh breakage, since they are very brittle and are being stored in the museum for several decades), therefore it is difficult to distinguish débitage from fragmented tools. They usually have traces of scraping on the inner surfaces, but I am not able to distinguish the usewear on the enamel (outer surfaces). Presumably, most of the tusks were just split and then more-less crescent-shaped pieces were used for scraping, however, any help is most welcome. In particular, does anyone know any large assemblage of boar tusk tools from this period, and has anyone conducted experiments on boar tusks to distinguish manufacturing traces made by flint and by bronze tool? 

Thanks in advance! 

best regards, Selena 

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Selena Vitezović 
Arheološki institut 
www.ai.ac.rs

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