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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Dear Rémi! I asked one of my colleagues, specialised in Eurasian archaeology and perfect in the Russian language: prokolka = Knochenspitze, shilo = Pfriem. She could not tell me more specific meanings. Greetings Yours Cornelia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Von:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Bonetools [mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu] <b>Im Auftrag von </b>Rémi BERTHON<br><b>Gesendet:</b> Freitag, 20. Februar 2015 15:16<br><b>An:</b> bonetools@listserv.niif.hu<br><b>Betreff:</b> [Bonetools] Russian terminology<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424336372314_76557"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424336372314_76663"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424336372314_76585"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>I am translating a (Neolithic) archaeological report from Russian to English and I get some difficulties with two bone pointed tools-related terms: проколка (<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424336372314_76696">prokolka</i>) and шило (<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424336372314_76715">shilo).</i><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424336372314_76794"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424336372314_76585"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>From the text it seems that <i>prokolka</i> has (part of) the epiphysis left on at one end, whereas the <i>shilo</i> seems to have both ends sharpened. Should I use "awl" for both or do you have any suggestion for a differentiated translation ? (Unfortunately I don't have illustration of what is considered as prokolka or shilo in the text).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424336372314_76896"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424336372314_76977"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Many thanks in advance<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424336372314_76978"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424336372314_76980"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424336372314_76979"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Rémi Berthon<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424336372314_76585"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>