<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra">hi Francesco and everyone,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Large, curved antler needles are still used today and were common in historic eras for that purpose across much of Siberia and in other areas. I don't have the exact information on their location or cultural affiliation with me at the moment, but let me know if that is of interest and I can provide more info and some pictures when I am home. However, they are quite large with perforations up to 6 or 7mm and dull tips. Most that I have seen have similar dimensions as far as I recall right now. I know that Aliette Lompre did some experimental work on bone tools used for fishing and fish processing. Perhaps she could help. </div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Beth <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 7:20 AM, Alice Choyke <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:choyke@ceu.hu" target="_blank">choyke@ceu.hu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Dear colleagues,<br></div> The following was posted on the Zooarch mailing list by Francesco Boschin (<a href="mailto:fboschin@hotmail.com" target="_blank">fboschin@hotmail.com</a>). It would be great if you could reply both to Francesco and to the list.<br>
<br></div>Best,<br></div>Alice<br><div><div><br>I know that in Iceland people used bone needles to bead fish heads before hanging them to dry. <br>Does anyone know something about these tools or similar ones used in other countries?<br>
<br>Thanks in advance,<br><br>Francesco<br><br><hr><div><div><img></div></div><span><font color="#888888"><br>
Francesco Boschin<br>PhD Student<br>University of Siena<br>Department of Physics, Earth and Environmental Sciences<br>Via Laterina 8 53100 Siena<br>Italy</font></span><br></div></div></div>
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