[Bonetools] boar tusk tools

[Selena Vitezović]

Dear Grzegorz,

Thanks - I will check the book first and let you know if I need something
else.

best, selena

On 14 March 2016 at 22:05, <Grzegorz.Osipowicz at umk.pl> wrote:

> Dear Selena, we have in Poland also some boar tusk tools from late
> Neolithic graves, particularly from GAC context. You will find some
> information about these artefacts in book about site in Kowal I've gave you
> in Belgrad. If You want I can send You also some other materials concerning
> Late Neolithic artefacts of this type from Poland
>
> Best regards
>
> Grzegorz
>
>
> Cytowanie Selena Vitezović <selenavitezovic at gmail.com>:
>
>
> 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
>>
>> --
>> Selena Vitezović
>> Arheološki institut
>> www.ai.ac.rs
>>
>>
>
>
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> Dr Grzegorz Osipowicz
> Instytut Archeologii
> Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika
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> 87-100 Toruń
>
> Grzegorz Osipowicz, PhD
> Institute of Archaeology
> Nicolaus Copernicus University
> Szosa Bydgoska 44/48 Street
> 87-100 Torun
> Poland
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-- 
Selena Vitezović
Arheološki institut
www.ai.ac.rs
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