Well since I had been wondering if they could be an architectural feature related to the roofing or something like that the lack of weathering rules that out. On the other hand, the flatness of the inner surface (they were split, suggests the rested against - were secured against - a flat surface perhaps inside the house. What a mystery object. I will keep my eyes open for parallels at least.<br>
<br>Alice<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Noelle Provenzano <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:noprovenzano@interfree.it">noprovenzano@interfree.it</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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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-GB">Dear Alice,</span></font><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-GB"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-GB">These objects come all
from habitat context : two were found in the same house-yard (court ?) (but not
together) and the others inside various houses. But the excavations are not
very extended at the moment.</span></font><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-GB"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-GB">Except usual
taphonomics actions, surfaces suggest that they were buried rather quickly.</span></font><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-GB"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-GB">I also think that they
were common objects very adapted to their function because during two centuries
(IV and Ve) they have exactly the same anatomical origin, the same
manufacturing methods and the same traces of use. All that in context where antlers
are very very little exploited. So, that shows us a true choice.</span></font><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-GB"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-GB">According to what I
know, one doesn’t know any other specimen outside from this site or this
period….</span></font><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-GB"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">…..</span></font><font size="2" color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span></font><font size="2" color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Until now !</span></font><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">De la part de</span></b> Alice Choyke<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Envoyé :</span></b> jeudi 13 mai 2010
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what kind of contexts were these objects found in: in houses,
outbuildings pits etc. Does their surface suggest they fell off something after
site abandonment or were they buried quickly. That might give a hint about how
they were used. They must be very frustating objects to study because they look
like they were very useful, common and obvious things.Any people out there with
Celtic or early medieval analogies out there?<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Noelle Provenzano <<a href="mailto:noprovenzano@interfree.it" target="_blank">noprovenzano@interfree.it</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">I
would really appreciate if anyone could point me to some analogies about these
objects :</span></font></p>
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are made with a central beam longitudinally bipartited (splited) and come from
Second Iron Age of South of France. </span></font></p>
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lower side is just regularized and doesn’t show any other usewear traces.
The superior side is natural. The two laterals holes present strong
deformations (but irregularly distributed and directed) due to the cross of a
flexible bond, the central perforation doesn’t show always so many
usewear traces.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">If
someone has an idea…. Thanks a lot !</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" color="teal" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: teal;">_______________________________________________________<br>
Noëlle Provenzano<br>
CNRS - Université de Montpellier III<br>
UMR 5140 - Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes<br>
390 avenue de Pérols<br>
34970 - Lattes<br>
France<br>
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Tél. 33 (0) 467 156 139<br>
Fax 33 (0) 467 225 515<br>
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