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Dear Tuukka,<br><br>
Francois Poplin's assumption about duck came to my mind also. Your bone
object remind me some bird shaped pendants from the Viking Age site Rõuge
and from some other sites in Southeast Estonia (last quarter of 1st
millennium AD). But pendants from Rõuge have more rounded cross-sections.
I add a page from my manuscript with drawing of these pendants, I do not
have photos of these objects.<br><br>
Best wishes,<br>
Heidi<br><br>
Heidi Luik<br>
Institute of History, Tallinn University<br><br>
At 16:31 20.08.2013, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">It let me thing of a tufd duck,
maybe <i>Aythya fuligula</i> - swimming. <br><br>
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Le 19/08/2013 17:00, Tuukka Kumpulainen a écrit : <br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Dear Alice,<br><br>
An osteologist has not yet examined the artefact, so I can't tell, for
now, if antler or bone is in question. Let's call it 'osseous' for now,
which it is. The vast majority of previous osseous finds from the site
are made from cattle, horse or moose bone, but moose and reindeer antler
is also present. <br><br>
This is an absolutely complete object - both ends are intentionally
shaped and intact, and the dirt-laden hole in the 'head' is a precise 5
mm bore hole right through the object, reminding a perforation for an
axle of some sort. The end closest to the perforation is precisely cut
into a rectangular shape. There is no macroscopic wear on the most
intriguing areas of the artefact, that is, the rectangular end mentioned
and the 'lip' or 'hook' at the other side of the 'axle hole'. <br><br>
Tuukka <br>
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<b>Lähetetty:</b> 19. elokuuta 2013 15:26<br>
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group for the study of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and
horn.<br>
<b>Aihe:</b> Re: [Bonetools] A Mystery Bone Artefact from Tursiannotko,
SW Finland<br><br>
Dear Tuukka,<br>
Two question - is it really made of bone or is this
antler? Second, is this an absolutely complete object or are the ends
broken. Third where are the designs worn? - this may help you decide
whether it was held in the hand or attached to something else. Finally -
is that a hole in the 'head' of the object or just dirt?<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Alice<br><br>
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On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Tuukka Kumpulainen
<<a href="mailto:thkump@utu.fi">thkump@utu.fi</a>> wrote:<br>
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<dd>Hello all,<br><br>
<dd>Recently, a mysterious bone artefact was found from Tursiannotko,
Southwestern Finland, during rescue excavations on a multi-period site.
Preliminary contextual evidence concerning this find points to a Late
Iron Age (c. AD 800 - 1200) dating.<br><br>
<dd>The artefact is of such a complex and detailed design and execution,
that I think mere ornamental explanations won't suffice - to me, the find
reflects precise functionality, yet I have not encountered anything like
this before, and our entire crew is at a loss as to the find's ID. Any
parallels of this type of artefact, or suggestions of its function, would
be more than welcome. I'm keeping my few own interpretations to myself,
for now :)<br><br>
<dd>Thank you,<br><br>
<dd>Tuukka Kumpulainen<br>
<dd>University of Turku<br>
<dd>Finland<br><br>
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