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<p>It all looks like horn to me. The dark material is clearly very layered. What is it that makes you think antler is involved?</p>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bonetools] shuttle again-3</font>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Thanks, Sonia. I guess the dark material between the two bright sides is antler?</span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Thanks you for the images. This shuttle is definitely made in horn. I can't say if it is cattle or sheep/goat without microscopy but it does seem quite thick so I suspect
it is cattle.</span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">All the best,</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black"> Bonetools <<a href="mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu</a>>
on behalf of </span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-size:11.0pt; color:black">איתן איילון</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black"><span dir="LTR"></span> <<a href="mailto:etana@eretzmuseum.org.il" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">etana@eretzmuseum.org.il</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 16 February 2016 08:53<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Bonetools] shuttle again-3</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">
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<span dir="LTR" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Etan</span><span lang="HE" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black"></span></p>
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