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<DIV>Dear Marina, </DIV>
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<DIV>Is it possibly a fish bone? Attached are a couple of pages discussing the
possible use of Sturgeon bones for eating shellfish and the bones look rather
like yours.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR></DIV>
<DIV>David Constantine</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=marinaevora@sapo.pt
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 15, 2014 11:03 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Bonetools] mesolithic artefact</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P>Dear all,<BR><BR>I'm sending you two pictures of an artefact recovered from a
mesolithic shellmidden site in Portugal. I believe it is made from mammal bone.
Do you have/ know of similar objects? I have been searching for parallels and I
didn't find it.<BR>Thank you.<BR><BR>Best,</P>
<DIV class=impComposeSignature><BR>Marina Évora<BR><BR><B
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