[Bonetools] Help identifying tool

[Jörg Schibler]

Dear Imola,
this is a known tool but not very frequent from Neolithic lake settlements (mostly second half of 4th Millennium and first half of  in the alpine region (means: Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany, etc.). It is made of red deer antler. The function is not uniforme because it can be used as hammer or as a hafting for other smaller instruments as points or chisels. You can see the traces of the drilling in the hole which is made by a wooden driller together with sand and water.
All the best!
Jörg

Prof.em. Dr. Jörg Schibler
Integrative Prähistorische und Naturwissenschaftliche
Archäologie (IPNA)
Integrative Prehistory and Archaeological Science (IPAS)
University of Basel

joerg.schibler at unibas.ch<mailto:joerg.schibler at unibas.ch>
http://ipna.unibas.ch

Am 06.05.2021 um 09:03 schrieb Imola Kelemen <imonox at yahoo.com<mailto:imonox at yahoo.com>>:

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

dr. Imola Kelemen
Muzeul Secuiesc al Ciucului
530132 Miercurea Ciuc, RO
Piata Cetatii Nr. 2.
Tel./Fax. +40 266 311 727
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