<div dir="ltr">Mmetapodial tools come in so many iterations it makes my head spin - still each new suggestion or ethnographic example helps tremendously - thank you.<div><br></div><div>Alice</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 11:56 AM, Dave Constantine <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dkconstantine@btinternet.com" target="_blank">dkconstantine@btinternet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Hello Alice, <br><br>It is something I have seen suggested for Viking and
later periods (see attached pages from “Viking age combs, comb making and comb
makers in the light of finds from Birka and Ribe” by K Ambrosiani), but I am not
sure how much actual “proof” there is of it from any source rather than just a
theory. It is also mentioned that they could be net sinkers, and in the past I
have found it suggested that they could be horse hobbles (apparently this has
happened in Iceland until quite recently, see photo).<br><br>Regards,</div>
<div><br>David Constantine </div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="choyke@ceu.hu" href="mailto:choyke@ceu.hu" target="_blank">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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