[Bonetools] Help identifying tool

[Grzegorz.Osipowicz at umk.pl]

Hi all,

I don’t think we can talk in this case about possible "function" or  
call this artefact from the formal point of view unequivocally somehow  
because in all the mentioned cases (bâton percé, mattock, axe, adze et  
cetera) such classification is determined by the form of a tool, i. e.  
presence and location of the working edge. If the form is preserved we  
can sometimes use it to define the probable chronology of artefact  
like in the case of bâton percé (Late Palaeolithic or Mesolithic).  
However, I don’t think this is an artefact of this type because as far  
as I know at least in Mesolithic they were not used in Romania (as I  
suppose this is a place it comes from). For me, it can be a part of  
any type of adze/axe and can be generally dated from Mesolithic to  
even Iron Age. The closer dating can be sometimes suggested looking at  
the way the perforation was made. In this case, it looks drilled with  
the use of a wooden drill and sand, so probably (at least in my  
opinion) we deal here with Mesolithic or Neolithic artefact.

Best regards

Grzegorz


Cytowanie Imola Kelemen <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
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Dr hab. Grzegorz Osipowicz, prof. UMK
Instytut Archeologii
Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika
ul Szosa Bydgoska 44/48
87-100 Toruń

Dr hab. Grzegorz Osipowicz, prof. UMK
Institute of Archaeology
Nicolaus Copernicus University
Szosa Bydgoska 44/48 Street
87-100 Torun
Poland