Dear Pam (and Selena of course) - this was my first reaction but if it is a bridle cheek piece it is a VERY primitive one. I actually really doubt that this piece was used this way.On the other hand the the form of the hafting hole is very 'bronze-agey'. I was thinking that it might be worthwhile to take a close look at those cut marks under high magnifications to see what their profile looks like - were they cut with a flint or a metal blade? That will tell you whether you have (as I suspect) a stray Middle Bronze Age tool of some sort. If Noelle is reading this I wonder how this object compares to her MBA Terremare materials which has every kind of antler tool in it you can imagine.<br>
<br>Alice<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 10:03 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:PajX@aol.com">PajX@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div>Dear Selena</div>
<div>This item looks very much like others which have been identified as bridle
cheek pieces (there's another name, but I'm not awake enough to remember it at
the moment - ps...). Quite an exciting find re aspects of horse
domestication/riding... The grooved wear line seems consistent with
this.</div>
<div>Such pieces have also be identified as other tools. You might find this
site of interest.</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.donsmaps.com/tools.html" target="_blank">http://www.donsmaps.com/tools.html</a></div>
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<div>I'd love to hear more about the find context.</div>
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<div>best</div>
<div>Pam Cross</div>
<div>PhD researcher, AGES</div>
<div>University of Bradford</div></font></div>
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