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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Further to my first email on
this topic I’ve got hold of the publication ‘The Romano-British
Archaeology of Victoria Cave, Settle’ by Martin Dearne and Thomas Lord,
BAR 273 (1998), which lists copious examples of these perforated or pierced
spoons from other sites. This reinforces the northern British
distribution. I’d still like to hear of any recent finds of these
objects and particularly if they have been found elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sonia <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dr
Sonia O'Connor </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'>PhD FSA FIIC
ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, University of York</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Post-doctoral
Research Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Archaeological
Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Division
of AGES, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>University
of Bradford<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bradford,
West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>tel
01274 23 6498 (office) 5210 (lab)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>fax
01274 23 5210<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu
[mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>S O'Connor<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 30 July 2010 12:52<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the study
of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn.'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bonetools] perforated spoons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Dear All, <img width=545 height=411 id="Picture_x0020_1"
src="cid:image001.png@01CB2FE8.01031B10"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks again to all of you who had suggestions for what my
‘rectangular headed pins’ might have been. As it turns out
they seem to the terminals of handle fragments from Roman perforated
spoons. Attached are a group from Victoria Cave, Settle, North Yorkshire,
UK. The terminals on a couple of these are remarkably similar to my
objects from Wattle Syke. The function of these perforated spoons is
unknown but they are Roman, possibly associated with the military and seem to
be distinct to northern Britain. I know of examples from Newstead,
Castleford and Dalton Parlours, and I think there are some found in York but
I’ve yet to chase this lead. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I would be particularly interested to hear of any
others. Do they turn up in mainland Europe? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>All the best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Sonia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'>Dr Sonia O'Connor <span
style='font-size:8.0pt'>PhD FSA FIIC ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, University
of York</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'>Post-doctoral Research Fellow<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'>Archaeological Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'>Division of AGES, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'>University of Bradford<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'>Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7
1DP, UK<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'>tel 01274 23 6498 (office) 5210
(lab)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'>fax 01274 23 5210<o:p></o:p></p>
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