[Bonetools] Help with worked bone identification

[Kordula Gostencnik]

Dear Buchra,

the piece is the solid center of a lid in basketwork, the bottom
pieces of those baskets have no hole in the center; thin rods were put
into the holes like wheelspokes and were then filled up with
wickerwork. Those center-pieces were usually made from wood, but some
were also found in bone or antler. There are several types of these of
different sizes, with and without holes around the edge. Years ago I
collected some of them in a paper I put on academia.edu:

https://www.academia.edu/7714610/Kordula_GOSTEN%C4%8CNIK_Flechtwerk_und_Korbwaren_im_r%C3%B6mischen_K%C3%A4rnten._Carinthia_I_191_2001_53-74

I focused on early Roman finds, and I always wondered why some are so
small. But it is interesting to see those pieces in earlier contexts
as well.

And take a look into a great book on wickerwork in Roman Atiquity:
https://books.openedition.org/pcjb/687

Best wishes,
Kordula

2019-07-31 22:53 GMT+02:00, Buchra Taha <tahabushra at hotmail.com>:
> Dear all,
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> I hope you can help me with the identification of attached worked piece. It
> was found in the Punic necropolis of Puig des Molins in Ibiza.
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> Does anyone know any parallels or similar object? Any leads would be very
> helpful!
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> Thank you very much in advance,
> Buchra
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> Buchra TAHA
> PhD in Prehistoric Archaeology
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