<div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>I have a PhD student working on keys from early-medieval contexts (primarily metals), but she has come across several examples of bone keys. Is anyone aware of a good synthesis of these, or of any nice examples we might be unaware of?</div><div><br></div><div>The issue emerges from a possible example from (I think) West Stow, and we also know of a whalebone tumbler key from North Ronaldsay (Orkney). Anyone aware of examples from (for instance) Hedeby, Birka, Southampton, Ipswich?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance.</div><div><br></div><div>Steve</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br><br>Dr Steven P Ashby, FSA<br><div>Chair of Board of Studies<br>Dept of Archaeology<br>University of York<br><a href="http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology" target="_blank">www.york.ac.uk/archaeology</a><br><br>Awards Officer, Finds Research Group<br><a href="http://www.frg700-1700.org.uk" target="_blank">www.frg700-1700.org.uk</a></div><div><br></div><div>Please support families and communities in Langtang, Nepal: <a href="http://www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.justgiving.com/langtang-survivors</a></div><div><br> <br>Please see the University of York's email disclaimer:<span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"> </span><a href="http://www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm</a><br> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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