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Indeed, the edge, rim seems as "micro-flaked" as from such pressures.
And : the distal part of such a bone is very appropriate as a handle,
to "stamp", you know. Nothing on the articular surface ? not any
impacts ? <br>
<br>
Your's.<br>
<br>
Alice Choyke a écrit :
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cite="mid:AANLkTikPYb4VFCQh82iNHaYbht9qQNrRI-jeSiKGRuF8@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Dear Lena - and to add to what François suggests - if this
circular edge is an active edge then you really need to send an acetate
strip copy of it to someone who studies micro-use wear on bone because
clay should leave a different signature from leather for example. I
could imagine that if this is a tool used to make a repeated circle
ornament it could also have been used to incise designs on leather or
bark! I need hardly add that France has a number of very talented
specialists in bone use wear so you don't very far to go.<br>
<br>
Alice<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 8:13 AM, François
Poplin <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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Miss,<br>
<br>
my very first impression is.. don't you have any circular impression on
ware, clay, etc. ?<br>
<br>
Your's.<br>
<br>
Lena Strid a écrit :
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Dear all,<br>
<br>
I have the distal half of a sheep femur from a Bronze Age deposit at a
site just outside London. I'm not so good at prehistoric worked bone,
and I hope you could help me identify its function.<br>
<br>
The bone has been sawn off horisontally at mid-shaft. The edge is
smooth (with an exception for a jagged part of the lateral side).
Unfortunately the bone surface is badly eroded, and I can't tell
whether there have been any polished areas on the shaft itself.<br>
<br>
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Let me know if you need more photos.<br>
<br>
thanks in advance<br>
/Lena<br>
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