[Bonetools] Any idea about this function of this artifact ?

[Christopher Arabatzis]

Dear Alice,

Thank you very much.That's even more exciting.
Do you have any picture or any article to suggest ?

Chris

2016-03-17 13:30 GMT+02:00 Alice Choyke <Choyke at ceu.edu>:

> We have these antler objects in Hungary as well from the Middle Neolithic
> until the first part of LBA. As the beam end breaks the hafting hole gets
> moved up towards the medallion. Sometimes the beading is completely
> removed, sometimes it is partially removed and sometimes left intact. The
> eye time is sometimes cut flush to the surface of the beam and sometimes
> the base is preserved by the makers. Some of these objects from the MBA
> even have designs carved into them and the use where on such pieces
> suggests they used very differently than their unadorned cousins.
>
> Alice
>
> >>> Christopher Arabatzis <christ.arabatzis at gmail.com> 3/17/2016 12:24 PM
> >>>
> Dear all and Petar
> Thank you for your ideas and for your time.
>
> Petar,
> I'm glad that I helped you to choose the topic of your presentation.
> I'm attaching one more photo of a similar artifact found close to the
> previous one.
> It's nice to hear that you have seen other similar items in the Balkans !
>
> Chris
>
> 2016-03-17 0:28 GMT+02:00 Selena Vitezović <selenavitezovic at gmail.com>:
>
>> Hello everyone, Chris,
>>
>> This pendant from Divostin is quite small, but my first guess is that you
>> have the basal end of some perforated tool, correct me if I am wrong, but I
>> guess this could have extended quite a lot at the broken part, and just the
>> form looks very much to the butt ends of stone tools, almost as if it is a
>> copy in antler. Other guess is that it is a handle - I've seen cylindrical
>> handles made from antler both in Serbia and Bulgaria, partially or
>> completelly hollowed cancellous tissue on a beam segment.
>> However, I've never seen anything quite like this before - hope you'll
>> come to some good hypothesis!
>>
>> best, Selena
>>
>> On 16 March 2016 at 16:47, Christopher Arabatzis <
>> christ.arabatzis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Fotis,
>>> There are only 1-2 antler rings as far as I remember.
>>> Yes, i think that it's intact object as well.
>>>
>>> Ariel,
>>> Thank you for your image.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2016-03-16 17:44 GMT+02:00 <fotisif at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> Hi Chris
>>>> any antler finger rings in your material (similar to the Dispilio
>>>> ones)? Still this seems to be an intact object and not necessarily debris...
>>>> Best
>>>> Fotis
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>
>>>> 16 Μαρ 2016, 15:57, ο/η Christopher Arabatzis <
>>>> christ.arabatzis at gmail.com> έγραψε:
>>>>
>>>> > Dear all,
>>>> >
>>>> > I hope you are fine.
>>>> >
>>>> > I'm attaching a photo of an artifact from a neolithic settlement in
>>>> Greece that dates back to the second half of the 5th millennium B.C.
>>>> >
>>>> > Any ideas about its' use are very welcomed.
>>>> >
>>>> > Best Regards,
>>>> > Chris
>>>> > <832a.jpg>
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