[Bonetools] Any help ?

[Alice Choyke]

Dear Chris,
    The piece certainly looks as if it was never used but it could be
finished and was never intended to be a 'pretty' piece. It has a kind of
pitchfork look to it. If it is a singular find maybe you need to think
about a function where the object would tend to be lost or broken
off-settlement and maybe an object that can and was more often made in wood
- hence the pitchfork for hay idea etc.  It certainly is an odd piece.
Nothing like that that I remember seeing in Hungary but admittedly, the 5th
millennium is a bit outside my field of reference.

Best,
Alice

On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 4:54 PM, Christopher Arabatzis <
christ.arabatzis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Selena,
>
> Thank you. The preform also came up to me but I still can't find the final
> form of it :- )
>
> The two tips are not so well preserved - the one is broken as you can see
> in the photo.The other one has some polish close to the edge of the tip. It
> could be considered as use wear traces.
>
> As for the two holes, maybe a wooden shaft was penetrating them and the
> item was used laterally. It's just a guess.
>
> chris
>
>
>
>
> 2016-05-30 17:20 GMT+03:00 Selena Vitezović <selenavitezovic at gmail.com>:
>
>> Hello, Chris, and everyone else,
>> In my opinion, it is a preform, unfinished something. Traces of
>> manufacture are very clearly visible and I do not see any usewear (perhaps
>> you noted some?). However, for what it may have been preform is a bit tough
>> to guess, I've never seen an object that may look similar to this. Perhaps
>> that is why it was never finished?
>> best, Selena
>>
>> On 30 May 2016 at 15:33, Christopher Arabatzis <
>> christ.arabatzis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I hope you had a great time in Iasi. The uploaded photos in the WBRG
>>> facebook group are really great.
>>>
>>> I need your help and your expertise.
>>> Has anyone of you ever seen an artifact like that?
>>>  It is dating back to the 5th mil BC, probably at the first half of it.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Christopher
>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Selena Vitezović
>> Arheološki institut
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