Etan - I really like that solution. <br>Sarah - you need to look closely where the tool is worn because this suggests the form of attachment.<br><br>Alice<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 7:10 AM, Etan Ayalon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:etana@eretzmuseum.org.il">etana@eretzmuseum.org.il</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Dear friends, Sarah and Alice,</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">This interesting tool does not seem sharp enough to be an awl or a needle (although we don't have a section here). The fixing/tying hole + 2 depressions show it is part of a complex tool. What about one of several teeth of a medieval hay-fork or winnowing-fork? At least in the Levant they are very common (but made of wood).</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Etan Ayalon</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv </font></span></p>
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