[Bonetools] Worked cattle metapodials in urban context from Lisbon: request for references and parallel cases

[Alice Choyke]

Thank you for sending these images to the list - I have NEVER seen
trochlea cut like this. Have you compare this technical style to other
contemporary Christian bone tool workshops in Spain?

Best,
Alice

On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 3:40 PM, mjvualg <mvalente.ualg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
>
> This is my first post to the BoneTool list*, since my regular research
> doesn't lead me often to worked bone. However, I'm now analyzing a faunal
> assemblage from the old moorish parish of Lisbon (Portugal) in which one of
> the contexts includes some interesting worked bone materials. I'm attaching
> some photos for you see and, eventually, if possible, help me find some
> parallel works and/or materials.
>
>
> (*thank you Marta Moreno-García for the suggestion and Alice Choyke for
> the nice welcome)
>
>
> Here some data on the archaeological context in question:
>
>
> Chronology. Although located in a site that has context units dating from
> the 14th to the 20th century, my colleague who did the field work just
> confirmed to me that he's not sure on the chronology of this specific unit:
> it could be sometime from the 15th to 20th century (alas!).
>
>
> Materials. The unit itself was relatively homogeneous and the worked bone
> collection (see photo 1 for part of it)  included mostly:
>
> (1) Cattle metapodial distal ends, many cut on the distal end of the
> diaphysis (perpendicular to the axis of the bone) (photo 2).
>
> (2) Many metapodials have the edges (lateral and medial) of the trochleas
> cut (parallel to the axis of the bone) (photos 3 & 4).
>
> (3) The context also yielded several elongated bone blocs (multifaceted
> shaft fragments, photo 5), probably to produce tools like needles (one was
> recovered; I don't have a picture of it at the moment).
>
> (4) In all I have a collection of 90+ metapodials plus 60+ multifaceted
> shaft fragments. The first ones are in different stages of process (or can
> be divided in different “subtype” classes; see preliminary sketch included
> in Draft Scheme image).
>
>
> I’d be very grateful for any help that goes on the lines of:
>
>
> 1) Similar objects and their function. That might be very helpful to limit
> the chronological frame and their usage. I’m mostly wondering about usage
> of the trochleas lateral and medial cut extremities like shown in photos 3
> & 4.
>
> 2) Recommendations for their full study, i.e. methodology references on
> how to study this kind of materials, other than typological and basic
> descriptive analyses.
>
>
> My best regards to all,
>
>
> -- MJ
>
>
> *Maria João Valente*
>
> Professora Auxiliar
>
>
> Universidade do Algarve
>
> Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais
>
> Campus de Gambelas
>
> 8000-117 Faro – Portugal
>
> Email: mvalente at ualg.pt
>
> Telefone: +351 289 800 900 (ext. 7625)
>
>
>
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