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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Le 21/11/2014 16:07, Josje van Leeuwen
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<div>Dear mr. Karlsson,</div>
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<div>The bones you showed are new to me, but I have found
something similar in Medemblik, the Netherlands (a medieval
trading settlement). It was a metacarpal horse bone with a
single hole in the proximal end</div>
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equids have "single" metapodials, with one medullar cavity<br>
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<div>The distal end had two holes just under the joint, probably
used to bind it to something. It was clearly used as an
iceskate, but I couldn't see how they would attach it to a
foot with a hole in the distal end... My interpretation is
that it was probably used as skates for a sled (with two such
bones placed one in front of the other with perhaps a stick in
between). I have never seen anything like it, though, and
perhaps it is similar in a way to your find. It dates to
around 1100.</div>
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<div>I look forward to other reactions!</div>
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<div>Yours sincerely,</div>
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<div>Josje van Leeuwen</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">2014-11-21 15:44 GMT+01:00 Johnny
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Dear all,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I hope you can
help me with some odd bone objects from medieval <span>Sigtuna</span>
in Sweden. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">During a
research on medieval bone skates from the town, I
and a colleague came across some bones that seem to
have another function at least primary. It is only
metacarpal bones from cattle and they have two holes
at the proximal joint, see photo. The holes are
uneven and look carved rather than drilled. Usually
the holes reach the medullar cavity. In two cases it
is evident that the bones secondary have been used
as skates, in two other cases they exhibit
transverse striations on the <span>diaphysis</span>
(see photo). But the majority of them show no sign
of use at all except these two proximal holes. We
identified about twenty of them from one particular
trench in layers dating to the 12<sup>th</sup>
century, but they do appear in smaller numbers in
other parts of town.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Has anyone of
you seen something similar? Does anyone know their
function?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thank you in
advance,<br>
Johnny <span>Karlsson</span></span><span
lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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