<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all,</div><div> </div><div>the threads should have cut grooves into the bone on the bottom of the denture - except for extremely soft wool, which would have left a highly polished surface; obviously there are no grooves. As for wear patterns with textile tools caused by friction, cf. the holes of weaving tablets in bone or wood, where permanent friction of the threads causes deep grooves. At the NESAT X conference in Copenhagen, an experimental textile expert showed us her antler weaving comb with completely worn dentures, but she experimented with hemp which is extremely coarse. Unfortunately her experiments remained unpublished.</div>
<div> </div><div>Sincerely</div><div>Kordula</div><div> </div><div> </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-07-01 3:23 GMT+02:00 Elisabeth Ann Stone <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:elisabethastone@gmail.com" target="_blank">elisabethastone@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I agree, of course, with Alice! There's no replacement for usewear analysis. However, split ribs have a number of documented uses in ethnographic and archaeological contexts related to both textiles and hide-working. What strikes me, however, is the size. Are there other similar tools? Or tools with similar wear patterns? It's really very small for weaving or for most kinds of hide-working. What else is going on at the site? What are the small fauna present? But, in the end, microscopic analysis is the best way to get some insight.<div>
<br></div><div>Beth</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 3:48 AM, Paul Stokes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:escoffier1951@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">escoffier1951@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<span>Dear YouYue,</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent">
<span>I don't think it would work for textiles the second tooth down from the top as two fine points these would snag. I would suggest a pottery working tool, it would be worth looking at the ceramics to see if any have a combed decoration. The another suggestion it could be used on skins the teeth to remove the fat and flesh, the long sides to rub the skin to soften it. I use a short piece of cattle rib similar in size but not spilt for that
purpose.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent">
<span>Regards,</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent">
<span>Paul Stokes </span></div><div> <div><br><br></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:10pt"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,Sans-Serif;font-size:12pt">
<div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> On Friday, 20 June 2014, 17:06, youyue <<a href="mailto:youyue09@hotmail.com" target="_blank">youyue09@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div><div>
<div><div dir="ltr"><div><span lang="EN-US">Hello!</span></div>
<div><span lang="EN-US">Here is a bone tool from Xinjiang, China. Its
date is about 500-100 B.C. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-US">I think it is part of a rib. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-US">What does it for? Is it related to wool
processing? </span></div>
<div><span lang="EN-US">I really appreciate your help!</span></div>
<div><span lang="EN-US"> </span></div>
<div><span lang="EN-US">YouYue</span></div>
<div><span lang="EN-US">Department of History,</span></div>
<div><span lang="EN-US">Capital Normal University,</span></div>
<div><span lang="EN-US">China</span></div>
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