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<b>En nombre de </b>fiona beglane<br>
<b>Enviado el:</b> miércoles, 6 de abril de 2022 13:22<br>
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<b>Asunto:</b> Re: [Bonetools] Fw: Antler Axe head<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Thanks Jean-Marc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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087 686 3914 (M)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Hi Fiona,<br>
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Raw material: clearly not antler or ivory. May I suggest whale bone?<br>
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Le 06/04/2022 à 12:37, fiona beglane a écrit :<br>
> Hi everyone,<br>
> This axe head came up on a burial site of probable medieval date in <br>
> Ireland. It was found among animal bone and disarticulated human bone, <br>
> and seems to be made of antler.<br>
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> I am looking for any parallels that people might know of. And also <br>
> anyone's thoughts on function, as it would seem to me that it would have <br>
> little use for woodworking or for butchery - but I am open to correction <br>
> on this.<br>
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> Thank you all, as always<br>
> Fiona<br>
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> Fiona Beglane PhD MIAI<br>
> Animal Bone Specialist<br>
> Licensed Archaeologist<br>
> Donegal, Ireland<br>
> 087 686 3914 (M)<br>
> Alternate email address: </span><a href="mailto:beglane.fiona@itsligo.ie" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">beglane.fiona@itsligo.ie</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><br>
> Atlantic Technological University, Sligo Campus<br>
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