[Bonetools] help qith mystery bone

[Alice Choyke]

I have never seen anything like this from Bronze Age materials BUT I am
pleased to see that Marta continues her tradition of strange worked bone
objects!!! Could this simply be a handle with elaborate decorations - since
only some of the holes are actually perforated and there seems to be
handling polish over the whole?

Alice

On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 5:08 PM Marta Moreno García <
marta.moreno at cchs.csic.es> wrote:

>
>
> Dear all,
>
> A friend of mine has come across this caprine metatarsal (photos
> attached)  among the faunal assemblage from a medieval castle in Spain.
> Although she thinks the artefact is medieval, she does not exclude the
> possibility of an earlier date because Bronze age levels were identified
> on site, too. The problem is that it derives from old excavations and
> the field notes are lost.
>
> Any comments on its use or parallels are most than welcome.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Marta
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