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These objects were found in Dutch terp mounds too. Please look at: 'Bone and antler objects from the frisian terp-mounds', by Anna Roes, 1963. Interpreted as cheeck pieces. Another use was mentioned, as a tool for mat making of some sort, but cheeck pieces seem to be the most possible explanation.<BR>
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Best, Marloes<BR>
<BR> <BR>> Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 12:41:10 +0100<BR>> From: spa105@york.ac.uk<BR>> To: bonetools@listserv.niif.hu<BR>> Subject: Re: [Bonetools] Fwd: Unusual find<BR>> <BR>> I have seen these before, though I'm afraid I can't say where. They<BR>> don't seem to be in Arthur MacGregor's 1985 book, so they may not be<BR>> common in the UK. That said, given that they seem familiar, it is<BR>> probably at Viking-Age sites- you could check Hedeby, for instance, as<BR>> well as Birka and Novgorod.<BR>> <BR>> I'm in broad agreement with Heidi, I think - cheekpiece was my first guess.<BR>> <BR>> Steve<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Heidi Luik <heidi.luik@mail.ee> wrote:<BR>> > Dear Sarah,<BR>> ><BR>> > This artefact resembles some antler artefacts from Estonian sites, but I am<BR>> > not sure about the function of these objects. I have discussed some<BR>> > possibilities of their function in one my article, but it is in Estonian<BR>> > (Luik, H. 2001. Luuesemed Kuusalu Pajulinnast ja asulatest. Eesti<BR>> > Arheoloogia Ajakiri / Journal of Estonian Archaeology, 5, 1, 3–36).<BR>> > From Estonia we have only four examples, all dated to the Viking Age<BR>> > (800-1050 AD), three of them from Kuusalu settlement site and one from Iila<BR>> > cemetery (the drawing of artefacts from Kuusalu is in the attachment).<BR>> > Comparable artefacts are discussed e.g. in Ambrosiani, K. 1981. Viking Age<BR>> > Combs, Comb Making and Comb Makers in the Light of Finds from Birka and<BR>> > Ribe. Stockholm Studies in Archaeology, 2. Stockholm, p. 139, fig. 89.<BR>> > Kristina Ambrosiani has supposed that these items could have been used as<BR>> > weaving tools (Ambrosiani 1981, fig 89: 4). But I do not think it is so.<BR>> > About Estonian artefacts such use maybe could be possible for one of them,<BR>> > found from Iila, which is quite thin and small, but other examples, found<BR>> > from Kuusalu, are too thick (diameter 2-2,5 cm) for such use. One Estonian<BR>> > archaeologist, Ain Mäesalu, was quite certain that they should be parts of<BR>> > bow terminals, but I do not believe it (probably it is not possible to fix<BR>> > them enough firmly for such purpose).<BR>> > One possiblity is that they could be element of horse equipment (so called<BR>> > cheek pieces). I have seen one such object also in Novgorod Museum, and<BR>> > Lyuba Smirnova, who has studied bone artefacts of Novgorod, was also in<BR>> > opinion that it is part of bridles. Antler parts of horse bridles are known<BR>> > e.g. from Lithuania (dated to 11.-14. centuries; Kulikauskiene, R. &<BR>> > Rimantiene, R. 1966. Lietuvu liaudies menas. Senoves Lietuvu papuosalai, II.<BR>> > Vilnius), but they are little different in shape, sometimes they have one<BR>> > pointed tip, another end could be just wider (but these wider ends are not<BR>> > hollowed as in Estonian (and your) objects) or sometimes animal head shaped,<BR>> > but some of them have both ends pointed. I guess, maybe these hollowed<BR>> > pieces could be parts of some composite cheek pieces, but it is just only an<BR>> > assumption.<BR>> ><BR>> > All best wishes,<BR>> > Heidi<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > At 22:09 10.05.2010, you wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > Dear all,<BR>> > I got this letter from Sarah Wilson about what looks to me to be<BR>> > something from red deer antler tine. We have such things from the Bronze Age<BR>> > on in Hungary but Britain is a closed book to me. She seems to think the<BR>> > object is medieval. When you reply please write to both Sarah and the list<BR>> > so we can see the solution together.<BR>> ><BR>> > Best,<BR>> > Alice<BR>> ><BR>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------<BR>> > From: Wilson Sarah < Sarah.Wilson@vivacity-peterborough.com><BR>> > Date: Mon, May 10, 2010 at 12:26 PM<BR>> > Subject: Unusual find<BR>> > To: h13017cho@helka.iif.hu<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Dear Alice,<BR>> ><BR>> > I am the Collections Officer at Peterborough Museum in Cambridgeshire<BR>> > England and am responsible for the archaeology collection. The museum team<BR>> > are currently working on a medieval exhibition. As a result I have been<BR>> > searching through the museum’s collection for relevant objects. During this<BR>> > search I came across a piece of worked bone found in Peterborough in the<BR>> > late 19th century described as a medieval curved needle or awl – haft end<BR>> > flattened and perforated, and with groove cut across the implement below<BR>> > haft. It is 4.8” long.<BR>> ><BR>> > The finds officer for Cambridgeshire suggested talking to Ian Riddler<BR>> > however I cannot find a contact email for him and wondered if you had one or<BR>> > were able to suggest someone else. I would love to know whether it is in<BR>> > fact medieval and what it was used for.<BR>> ><BR>> > Any help or advice you can offer is appreciated.<BR>> ><BR>> > Best Wishes,<BR>> ><BR>> > Sarah<BR>> ><BR>> > <<worked bone L248.jpg>><BR>> ><BR>> > Sarah Wilson<BR>> > Collections and Interpretation Officer<BR>> > Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery<BR>> > Priestgate<BR>> > Peterborough<BR>> > PE1 1LF<BR>> > Tel: 01733 864663<BR>> ><BR>> > Direct Line: 01733 864709<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> > The e-mail you have received and any files transmitted with it are intended<BR>> > solely for the use of any individual or entity to whom they are addressed.<BR>> > However, the information may be subject to public disclosure under the<BR>> > Freedom of Information Act 2000. 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