[Bonetools] WBRG website updates September

[Hans Christian Küchelmann]

Dear list members,

this months bonetool is an incredibly beautiful tattoo tool from the Aleutian Islands:
https://www.wbrg.net/bonetool-of-the-month-archives/


References added to the database:
# Black, Lydia T. (2003): Aleut Art. Unangam Aguqaadangin, 2nd edition, Anchorage  

# Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Piliciauskas, Gytis / Piličiauskienė, Giedrė / Bosiak, Mariusz (2019): “Seal scrapers” from Šventoji – In search of their possible function. – Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 27

I recently discovered a quite old but nevertheless useful article on astragali quoting several other papers on the topic, which were not yet included in the database:

# Gilmour, Garth H. (1997): The Nature and Function of Astragalus Bones from archaeological Contexts in the Levant and Eastern Mediterranean. – Oxford Journal of Archaeology 16(2), 167-175

# Dewez, M. C. (1974): New Hypotheses Concerning the Engraved Bones From La Grotte de Remouchamps, Belgium. – World Archaeology 5(3), 337-345

# Eisenberg, L. E. (1989): On Gaming Pieces and Culture Contact. – Current Anthropology 30(3), 345

# Foster, G. V. (1986): Ovicaprid Astragali. in: McGovern, P. E. (ed.): The Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Ages of Central Transjordan. The Baq'ah Valley Project 1977-1981, 317-319, Philadelphia

# Lewis, R. B. (1988): Old World Dice in the Protohistoric Southern United States. – Current Anthropology 29(5), 759-768

# Lewis, R. B. (1990): On Astragalus Dice and Culture Contact: Reply to Eisenberg. – Current Anthropology 31(4), 410-413

# Poplin, Francois (1991): Reflexions sur l'astragale d'or de Varna, les pieds fourchous et la métallisation de l'animal. in: Mohen, J.-P. (ed.): Découverte du métal, 31-42, Paris
 
Best

Christian
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