[Bonetools] strange chalcolithic objects

[Grzegorz.Osipowicz at umk.pl]

Hi again

I’ve noticed clear rounding of the tips of the artefacts. Would it be  
possible that it is the result of use? I’ve analyzed a similar  
artefact (only longer, what is perhaps important here) from Corded  
Ware Grave from Biržai (Lithuania – photo attached), that was used as  
a kind of grinder/pounder. Similar artefacts are known also from other  
graves of this culture (for example Krasnasieĺski, Bielarus – photo  
attached). They ware also primary considered to be needles.

All the best

Grzegorz



Cytowanie Selena Vitezović <selenavitezovic at gmail.com>:

> Dear Alice,
>
> This is very interesting.
> Mine, however, are quite short - they are complete. Also, they are
> completely polished - ornament, perhaps? Or something related to the
> textile production?
>
> Dear Fotis,
> Since they are complete, they did not have a pointed end - so I doubt they
> could have been fishing hooks. Do you have any photos of those from
> Dispilio?
>
>
> Thank you everyone!
> best, Selena
>
>
> On 5 April 2018 at 09:52, Alice Choyke <choyke at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I decided to look for images of tally sticks of various sorts on the
>> internet>
>>
>> https://www.google.hu/search?q=tally+sticks+england&source=
>> lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLveXM0qLaAhVMJ1AKHUX7B
>> nMQ_AUICigB&biw=1280&bih=590&dpr=1.5   or
>>
>> https://www.google.hu/search?biw=1280&bih=590&tbm=isch&sa=
>> 1&ei=xNTFWqTYL4_ewAKtm7OwBw&q=tally+sticks+Native+American&
>> oq=tally+sticks+Native+American&gs_l=psy-ab.3...
>> 106858.112411.0.114205.22.22.0.0.0.0.128.1745.19j2.21.0....
>> 0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..2.0.0....0.lIdJ-eBpk1Q
>>
>> I looked under: tally sticks England and then tally sticks Native American
>> in Google images.
>>
>>
>> I am not at all suggesting that this is what these objects are but this
>> could be one hypothesis.
>>
>> Alice
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 8:14 PM, Selena Vitezović <
>> selenavitezovic at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>
>>> I hope you're all doing fine.
>>>
>>> I have several strange objects from a Vučedol culture (final Chalcolithic
>>> / early Bronze Age) site in Pannonia - 2 on photos in attachment. They are
>>> all in shape of thin, short rods, they are complete, so they are not broken
>>> pins or needles. Some are made from bone, some from antler, some have
>>> incisions, some are just polsihed.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts?
>>>
>>> thank you!
>>>
>>> best regards,
>>> Selena
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>
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  Dr Grzegorz Osipowicz
  Instytut Archeologii
  Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika
  ul Szosa Bydgoska 44/48
  87-100 Toruń

  Grzegorz Osipowicz, PhD
  Institute of Archaeology
  Nicolaus Copernicus University
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