[Bonetools] Bone pendant

[Simeun Srdanović]

Dear dr Choyke,
thank you for the literature, I am sure it will be more than enough for the
start!

Kindest regards,

Simeun
уто, 14. апр 2026. у 12:41 Alice Choyke <choyke at gmail.com> је написао/ла:

> Dear Simeun,
>     There is a new interest in this subject. I published a paper on the
> subject some years ago which I am attaching here. I failed to include
> imitation where the size is deliberately altered (from normal size to
> bigger especially). Miniaturization is evident from your example as well.
>
> Best,
> Alice
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM Simeun Srdanović <simosrdanovic at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear dr Choyke,
>>
>> Firstly, I would like ti express my excitement for your rapid answer!
>> Thank you! This is very intersting POV, indeed!
>>
>> I will definitely try to study this subject! (Imitation of objects). Do
>> you maybe have any starting literature to suggest, I would be very
>> grateful! If you have time, of course.
>>
>> Otherwise, I will do it myself!
>>
>> Thank you once again!
>>
>> Kindest regards,
>>
>> Simeun
>>
>> уто, 14. апр 2026. у 11:45 Alice Choyke <choyke at gmail.com> је написао/ла:
>>
>>> Dear Simeun,
>>>       First of all, I think your 'bone' pendant is made from  antler -
>>> probably red deer or moose. Secondly, it looks rather new - there is
>>> certainly not much wear around the hole. It was obviously meant to be
>>> suspended but frankly, it reminds me of late Neolithic, Chalcolithic and
>>> even Bronze age antler objects (from Hungary and Switzerland at least) made
>>> in imitation of composite objects. Imitation is an interesting subject and
>>> meant to enhance or draw attention to some intrinsic social value of the
>>> imitated object. For example - here is a little axe-blade shaped  object,
>>> manufactured out of bone and also meant to be suspended from a MBA context
>>> in Hungary. What is being imitated would either be a polished stone blade
>>> or a bronze axe-blade, not because metal blades were not widely available
>>> but because the shape holds layers of social meaning , the details of which
>>> can only be guessed about. Your object, to my eye looks like a hafted blade
>>> (knife?).
>>>
>>> Alice
>>> [image: image.png]
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 10:31 AM Simeun Srdanović <
>>> simosrdanovic at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> firstly, I hope you are all doing well!
>>>>
>>>> I have attached a photo of a app. 5cm long bone artefact, which was
>>>> interpreted as a bone pendant.
>>>>
>>>> In relation to this, I wanted to ask you for opinion or analogies, if
>>>> you are familiar with it.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you in advance!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kindest regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Simeun Srdanović
>>>>
>>>>
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