[Bonetools] Help identifying tool

[Benjamin Marquebielle]

Hello

Totally agree with Eva... and Jean Marc ! To bring a complement 
concerning the Mesolithic of the south of France, we know this kind of 
object ("mattock-head") on deer antlers, of which one of the best 
preserved specimens has been found on the site of Cuzoul de Gramat (see 
picture in attachment). On this object, the perforation was made at the 
junction between the beam and the central antler. Were you able to 
determine the location in the antler of your object? And what is the 
morphology of the area located in the distal part of your object, right 
edge? Seen from this angle, it looks like a groove section...

Best

Benjamin

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Le 06/05/2021 à 11:16, DAVID Eva a écrit :
> Dear Imola,
>
> Thank you for providing the pictures.
>
> Your piece looks to me as the back side of a broken (or reworked) 
> Mattock-head (Early Mesolithic)
> from a large cervid antler (red deer or elk) as it shows an osseous 
> tissues which the cortical ring is cleary delimited around the spongy 
> core. Perforation technique is also remarkable.
> Will try to provide with some litterature when it will be possible to 
> work back at the office.
>
> Hope this will be of some help,
>
> Regards, éva
>
> PS: attached : a paper on the last publication from the Mesolithic 
> Teviec adorned bone point.
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> *Objet :* [Bonetools] Help identifying tool
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> Dear everyone,
> A friend of mine asked for help, they're trying to ID some old 
> inventory pieces in their museum.
>
> Have you seen anything like the tool in the pictures attached? I can 
> see it is made of antler, but could you help in identifying its 
> function and/or the time period most probably used in?
> I hope it's familiar to some of you!
>
> Thank you in advance for any information!
> All the best to everyone,
> Imola
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