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

Thu Mar 17 12:59:30 CET 2016

Dear Alice,

Thank you very much. Time is never enough.

2016-03-17 13:53 GMT+02:00 Alice Choyke <Choyke at ceu.edu>:

> If you go to my Academia.edu site the article on materials from Jaszdoza
> contain (rough) sketches of such objects. There are good drawings of
> typical heavy duty antler beam and burr tools from Pakozdvar but without
> the decoration although there was an example from that site.  Some day, if
> I can ever retire, I plan to write and article on these decorated pieces
> with nice photos. When I looked at some of these materials I did not have
> the money for a camera (pre-digital age) and did not have enough clout to
> ask the museum photographers to take pictures for me.  Now I have the
> camera but no time.
>
> Best,
> Alice
>
>
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> >>> Christopher Arabatzis <christ.arabatzis at gmail.com> 3/17/2016 12:35 PM
> >>>
> 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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