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On Wednesday, July 11, 2018, 6:47:53 PM GMT+2, Selena Vitezović <selenavitezovic@gmail.com> wrote:
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Those from Pietrele, do you rembember were they made with metal tools or not? </div><div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">The question of their function is also very interesting, were they for catching fish, and which one? </div><div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">best regards, Selena </div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705gmail_quote"><div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705yqt3989243216" id="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705yqt78042"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 at 08:40, Petar Zidarov <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:petar.zidarov@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">petar.zidarov@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div>Dear Selena,</div><div>Unfortunately, I don't have my notes with me and I cannot check for exact references at the moment, but I found a 10 year old email in my inbox, where I have written to Alice and Jean-Marc Petillon that:</div><div><span><i><span><br clear="none"></span></i></span></div><div><span><i><span>I have traced the distribution of the so called toggle harpoons (the antler tine based ones) all along Danube from the Delta to Southern Germany. So far, it seemed to me that the Romanian ones are the earliest, spreading gradually to the west (the latest in Germany date to the end of the third - early second mill BC), but also to the east ( I have found some from fourth mill context in the North Pontic steppes of Ukraine). However, interestingly enough there are none of them published on the Bulgarian side of Danube, although they are very common finds in the museums on the Romanian side.</span><br clear="none"></i></span><br clear="none"></div><div>Herewith, I am attaching an article with illustration on similar finds from Pietrele (4600-4300 BC). Monica certainly knows more sites (I have spotted plenty in Oltenita museum) and I guess there were some in Hungary. If I am not mistaken Chris Arabatsis also showed me some from Northern Greece. Even though they are earlier than yours, they provide an indication about the ecological niche where you should expect the most.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>My suggestion is to check for sites along Danube and its tributaries (Sava), as well as big lakes/swamps like Ljubljansko barje, where you may expect really big fish. Small seals from the Black sea are also historically spotted up to the Iron Gorge, but I am not familar with any identification of such from zooarchaeological reports from archaeological sites along Danube. However, for the same reason you may expect some on the Adriatic coast.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I hope these notes take you somewhere.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Good luck!</div><div>Petar</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705m_-7806781135481809034ydpf0e6c42fsignature"><div>-- </div><div>Petar Zidarov </div><div>Lab of Archaeometry & Experimental Archaeology</div><div>Department of Archaeology, New Bulgarian University</div><div>21 Montevideo Str., Building 2, office 219</div><div>1618 Sofia, BULGARIA</div><div>cell phones: +359 898 347 252, +359 886 749 458 </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><a shape="rect" href="https://newbulgarian.academia.edu/PetarZidarov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbulgarian.academia.edu/PetarZidarov</a></div><div><a shape="rect" href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Petar_Zidarov2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Petar_Zidarov2</a></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen</div><div>Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters, Jüngere Abt.</div><div>Schloss Höhentübingen</div><div>72070 Tübingen, GERMANY</div><div>Phone: 01520 7272 594</div></div></div>
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On Tuesday, July 10, 2018, 8:21:22 PM GMT+2, Selena Vitezović <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:selenavitezovic@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">selenavitezovic@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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<div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705m_-7806781135481809034ydp7b6e85fbyiv9879199682gmail_default" style="font-size:small;text-decoration-color:initial;">Dear Vivian, </div><div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705m_-7806781135481809034ydp7b6e85fbyiv9879199682gmail_default" style="font-size:small;text-decoration-color:initial;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705m_-7806781135481809034ydp7b6e85fbyiv9879199682gmail_default" style="font-size:small;text-decoration-color:initial;">I found these papers on harpoons, thank you. </div><div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705m_-7806781135481809034ydp7b6e85fbyiv9879199682gmail_default" style="font-size:small;text-decoration-color:initial;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705m_-7806781135481809034ydp7b6e85fbyiv9879199682gmail_default" style="font-size:small;text-decoration-color:initial;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705m_-7806781135481809034ydp7b6e85fbyiv9879199682gmail_default" style="font-size:small;text-decoration-color:initial;">I would still love to get anything at all about antler toggle harpoons from SE Europe....</div><div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705m_-7806781135481809034ydp7b6e85fbyiv9879199682gmail_default" style="font-size:small;text-decoration-color:initial;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705m_-7806781135481809034ydp7b6e85fbyiv9879199682gmail_default" style="font-size:small;text-decoration-color:initial;">best regards, Selena </div>
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<p>Hi Selena</p>
<p>To begin with, I think Gerd Weniger has something ( although I guess SW Europe, look for '80-'90 papers at his RG page <a shape="rect" href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gerd-Christian_Weniger/contributions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gerd-Christian_Weniger/contributions</a>, ). Also, for the eskimo ones, Danielle Stordeur ( not sure about antler ) </p>
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<p>El 2018-07-07 14:45, Selena Vitezović escribió:</p>
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<div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705m_-7806781135481809034ydp7b6e85fbyiv9879199682gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">I am looking for any publications about the toggle harpoons made from antler, preferably from SE Europe. Anything - simple mention, catalogue.... and, of course, if there is any paper that analyses them in detail. </div>
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<div class="ydp4fb2c084yiv6122406705m_-7806781135481809034ydp7b6e85fbyiv9879199682gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Thanks in advance! <br clear="none">On attachment: toggle harpoons from late Eneolithic / Early Bronze Age in South Carpathian basin, site of Sarvaš. </div>
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