[Bonetools] small caprine metapodial with weird marks

[Ruth Carden]

Hi Marta,

Just throwing in my penny's worth, could it be a tool associated with
pottery making? to create a pattern on the clay during the process of
creating?

Best wishes,
Ruth

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‪On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 at 19:36, ‫איתן איילון‬‎ <etana at eretzmuseum.org.il>
wrote:‬

> Dear Marta,
>
> Could it be part of a musical instrument – rasp? They are known from
> various periods and countries. See the attached bad photo.
>
> Etan Ayalon
>
>
>
> *From:* Bonetools <bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu> * On Behalf Of *Marta
> Moreno Garc?a
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 7, 2021 9:56 AM
> *To:* Bonetools at listserv.niif.hu
> *Cc:* Aitor Brito Mayor‏ <aitor.brito at ulpgc.es>
> *Subject:* [Bonetools] small caprine metapodial with weird marks
>
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am writing on behalf of a student of mine (Aitor Brito) from the Canary
> Islands who hopefully will be joining the bone list in brief. He is
> presently working on a faunal assemblage recovered from the Hospital de San
> Martín, an historic hospital located in the foundation levels of El Real de
> Las Palmas (Gran Canaria, Spain), the first village founded by the Spanish
> in the late 15th century.  Chop and cut marks on most of the faunal
> remains indicate they are food debris, but there is a very young caprine
> metapodial that presents some weird marks on the lateral side of the
> diaphysis. I am sorry the pictures attached are not very good but I hope
> you would be able to see what I mean. We are not sure about their origin.
> Are they anthropogenic? They do not look like gnawing marks to me. The
> spacing between them and their morphology are quite regular as if they
> could have been caused by a tool. We would be very grateful for any
> comments or ideas.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Marta
>
>
>
>
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