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Go on Google,<br>
type <b>appeaux oiseaux</b><br>
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and have look to<b> palombe - tourterelle</b><br>
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Your's<br>
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Le 23/06/2011 20:31, Julie Byrd a écrit :
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cite="mid:BANLkTimvLLpSw2GLNpYOojTQEu6RHrMWbA@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Dear all,<br>
<br>
I have a mystery object for you. I hope some of you can share
some ideas or sources with me about possible functions. <br>
<br>
This modified bird bone is from a Middle Archaic (circa 5,000 BP)
site in Florida. During this time groups were fishing, hunting,
gathering, and collecting shellfish. They were somewhat sedentary
but had seasonal camps. <br>
<br>
The object is intentionally cut on both ends, but one end is
broken. It is only 28 mm long and 8 mm wide. There is a
perforated hole close to the unbroken end. A partial hole (a
semi-circle) is bisected by the cut end. At almost 4 mm, the
partial hole is slightly larger than the full hole (just under 3
mm). Most of the surface has evidence of lithic shaving.<br>
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Similar sites have produced hollow bone beads. Most of the beads
are either incised or undecorated. I don't know of any with
asymmetrical perforations like this one. I have not come across
any other archaeologists noting whistles or duck calls from coeval
sites, but my leading hypothesis is some type of whistle. I plan
to replicate this object to recreate it without the broken end and
then use my guitar tuner to see what pitch it makes as a whistle.
If anyone can lead me to literature on hunting calls or whistles
or other simple wind instruments I would appreciate it.<br>
<br>
I've attached some pictures. <br>
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I hope someone has some ideas! Thanks.<br>
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Julie Byrd</font>
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