[Bonetools] Fw: Antler Axe head

[Ruth Carden]

 Hi Fiona,

I concur with Jean-Marc, the material is whale bone and appears to be a
vertebra with partial centrum.

The chopping marks on the vertebra appear to follow and leave some of the
natural morphology of this skeletal element - thoracic or lumbar vertebra.

Best wishes,
Ruth


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On Wed, 6 Apr 2022 at 12:06, Jean-Marc Petillon <petillon at univ-tlse2.fr>
wrote:

> Hi Fiona,
>
> Raw material: clearly not antler or ivory. May I suggest whale bone?
>
> Best,
>
> Jean-Marc
>
>
> Le 06/04/2022 à 12:37, fiona beglane a écrit :
> > Hi everyone,
> > This axe head came up on a burial site of probable medieval date in
> > Ireland. It was found among animal bone and disarticulated human bone,
> > and seems to be made of antler.
> >
> > I am looking for any parallels that people might know of. And also
> > anyone's thoughts on function, as it would seem to me that it would have
> > little use for woodworking or for butchery - but I am open to correction
> > on this.
> >
> > Thank you all, as always
> > Fiona
> >
> >
> > Fiona Beglane PhD MIAI
> > Animal Bone Specialist
> > Licensed Archaeologist
> > Donegal, Ireland
> > 087 686 3914 (M)
> > Alternate email address: beglane.fiona at itsligo.ie
> > Atlantic Technological University, Sligo Campus
> >
> > http://itsligo.academia.edu/fionabeglane
>
>
> --
> Jean-Marc Petillon
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