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<DIV>Hello Alice,</DIV>
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<DIV>I published several from Late Saxon (10th to 11th century) contexts at West
Fen near Ely a few years ago: text enclosed here. I wouldn’t go as far as to say
that they are spools though. Taylor and May’s 1996 text on the metapodia from
Dragonby in Lincolnshire is one of the best texts for identifying the various
types of bone modification, and is still widely used here.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ian Riddler</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=choyke@ceu.hu
href="mailto:choyke@ceu.hu">Alice Choyke</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 28, 2014 10:43 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Bonetools] weaving spools from perforated sheep
metapodials</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Dear all,
<DIV> I have just come across a reference to perforated sheep
metacarpals used as spools from a medieval context. somewhere in Europe (I
suspect northern Europe). Does anyone know anything about it or even better have
images?</DIV>
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<DIV>Alice</DIV></DIV>
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