[Bonetools] smoothed horse radius

[Günther Karl Kunst]

Dear Silvia!

It is true the Prellenkirchen specimen has never been published; maybe 
it is mentioned in Thurber/Skates made of Bone - a History;

I send pictures in BW

in this case, the question mark is not so much above its "skate 
identity", it is a skate as skate can be, but it concerns the dating - 
there is some Roman and migration period material at the site (it would 
fit much better here), although it derives from a pure Iron Age context; 
it is nevertheless maybe not the most reliable evidence for bone skates 
in central european La-Tène. you could contact Maciej Karwowski (his 
adress above) if you want to know more of the site.

there are also smoothed (cattle)radii from Roman contexts

of course the Alpine La-Tène/Roman period and the foreland area around 
is notorious for those "cattle mandible sledges", but this is a 
different story.

all best wishes

Karl

Am 21.08.2021 um 08:57 schrieb silviaeccher at libero.it:
> Dear all,
>
> during the study of an Iron Age fauna in Bressanone (Bolzano, Italy) 
> for my PhD research I found a proximal of horse radius (which I am 
> attaching in two photos with different angles so that I can better 
> appreciate its characteristics) with a smooth back face, shiny to the 
> touch and view.
> There are some traces of processing on the sides, while the smoothed 
> back has light and rare scratches horizontally.
>
> From the bibliography that I have read and which was also indicated to 
> me by Mr. Küchelmann, whom I thank again, would seem to be a 
> skate/sledge runner.
>
> if you agree with this opinion, is anyone aware of the findings of 
> skates/sledges in the Alps dating back to the Iron Age-Latène period?
> From what I have found there would be a horse metatarsal from 
> Prellenkirchen, Leitha-Marsch, Austria, dated to the late Latène but I 
> do not think it has been published yet.
>
> Thank you all!
> Silvia Eccher
>
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