[Bonetools] Fwd: bone tool

[Alice Choyke]

Dear Etan,
     The bone appears to be a metatarsal  although it really does not look
like any kind of a cervid to me. However, identifying from a picture is a
fool's game. It is quite a mysterious object isn't it.  Etan - will you be
keeping your e-mail now or do I need to change your e-mail on the list (
bonetools at listserv.niif.hu)? I would love to retire and get some time to
actually do the work I love - I am quite jealous.

Best,
Alice

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From: איתן איילון <etana at eretzmuseum.org.il>
Date: Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 6:09 PM
Subject: bone tool
To: Alice Choyke <choyke at ceu.hu>


Dear Alice,

I have retired 3 weeks ago and work from home. For some reason I don't find
the mail address of the whole group. Can you pass this mail to everyone?



Dear all,

Attached are a drawing and photo of a bone tool found many years ago in a
13th-12th century BCE fortress in Yotvata, in the Israeli Negev 30 km north
of Elat. The animal was identified as Dama mesopotamica. Is the left
hole natural? The right one is drilled and there is another one on the
opposite side (not shown in the drawing).



Can you confirm the animal identification and identify the bone? Does
anyone know parallels, suggestions for the use of this object?

The tool has not been published yet, so....

Thanks

Etan Ayalon
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