[Bonetools] boar tusk tools

Tue Mar 15 00:35:32 CET 2016

Dear Petar, and everyone, thanks a lot for the help!
best, selena

On 15 March 2016 at 00:31, Petar Zidarov <petar.zidarov at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dear Selena and colleagues,
> Thanks for providing titles and information that has escaped my attention
> previously!
> Now that Alice mentioned that I have prepared something on this topic, I
> am sending you a summary and references to some of the modified boar tusks
> that have not been mentioned by the list members so far.
>
> Dear Benjamin,
> Just recently, I was explaining to a colleague of mine that a piece of
> split boar tusk is not necesserily an evidence for the presence of
> boar-tusk helmet beyond the Mycennaean world. However, beyond the attached
> list of references, it was not easy for me to find other comparable pieces,
> even though I am sure there will be many of them. So, I agree that it is a
> good idea to put together an overview or at least a list of references.
>
> Best regards,
> Petar
>
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> Department of Archaeology, New Bulgarian University
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>
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> *From:* Alice Choyke <choyke at gmail.com>
> *To:* "Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the
> study of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn." <
> bonetools at listserv.niif.hu>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 14, 2016 8:27 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Bonetools] boar tusk tools
>
> There are quite a few different kinds of objects made from boar tusk (wild
> or domestic - who can tell?) from the Middle Neolithic on in our region.
> Some BA tusks were clearly worn as display ornaments and carefully drilled
> and re-drilled. Don't forget this is even the period in Anatolia and Greece
> where tusk is being used to cover warrior's helmets. I attach some images
> from the national Museum in Athens. Petar Zidarov originally drew my
> attention to these amazing objects  since he as them at Troy.
>
> Alice
>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 7:01 PM, Selena Vitezović <
> selenavitezovic at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Benjamin,
>
> Thanks a lot. I have Y. Maigrot's paper and I will check your poster.
> By the way, so far I had only few boar tusk tools in both Mesolithic and
> Neolithic and this sudden quantity confused me - furthermore, some of them
> are clearly from wild boars, which makes it even more peculiar.
> best, selena
>
> On 14 March 2016 at 18:38, <benjamin.marquebielle at yahoo.fr> wrote:
>
> 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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>
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>
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> *De :* Selena Vitezović <selenavitezovic at gmail.com>
> *À :* "Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the
> study of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn." <
> bonetools at listserv.niif.hu>
> *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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> Arheološki institut
> www.ai.ac.rs
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