[Bonetools] Worked antler

[Maja G.]

Thank you Sonia. I was thinking about some sort of handle too.

Maja

2016-03-23 12:26 GMT+01:00 Sonia O'Connor <S.Oconnor at bradford.ac.uk>:

> Dear Maja,
>
>
> It is worked antler tine. It has fractured longitudinally and it might
> just be half of a handle from a metal tool, like a knife, with a tang that
> was pushed down into the spongy core of the antler.
>
>
> Sonia
>
>
> Dr Sonia O'Connor PhD FSA FIIC ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, University
> of York
> Post-doctoral Researcher
> Archaeological Sciences
> Division of AGES
> University of Bradford
> Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP
>
> Tel 01274 236498
>
>
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> *From:* Bonetools <bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu> on behalf of Maja
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> *Sent:* 23 March 2016 08:49
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> of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn.
> *Subject:* [Bonetools] Worked antler
>
> Dear Bonetoolers,
>
> any idea what this is? Is it a worked antler tine? What could have it been
> used for? Unfortunately, I don't have the date for it, but it could be
> medieval.. It was found in northeaster Croatia (Baranya).
>
> Best regards,
>
> Maja Grgurić
>
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