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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Marloes,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To me it looks a lot like part of a clamp, missing the lower part that would have been attached with the wooden peg. Here is an example from Dublin High Street made of antler (although there are also whalebone examples from Dublin) showing
the two parts working together.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The only problem is that these are generally regarded as Viking implements (!). There is some tentative evidence to suggest that they might have been used before that date, but not much, to be honest. It would be pretty impressive if they
were being used before that date, and not unbelievable.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ian Riddler</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0cm"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:marloesrijkelijkhuizen@hotmail.com">Marloes Rijkelijkhuizen</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>02 February 2023 08:48<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:bonetools@listserv.niif.hu">bonetools@listserv.niif.hu</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Bonetools] Fw: Parallel gezocht: dubbele dissel walvisbot</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">A colleague has excavated this beautiful double tool, made of whale bone of a right whale (identified by ZOOMS). The handle is made of oak wood and has a wedge of willow
for fixation. Use wear analysis shows that it was not used to chop and they think it could have been used for the working of plant materials. It is dated circa 1500 BC and has been found in the Netherlands.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Does anyone has parallels or additional information for my colleague?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thanks in advance and hope that you are all doing well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Best wishes, Marloes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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