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    A comparison of stone to antler/bone tools.

    Patrice Bonnafoux: Hi Michelle, lithic technology specialists are known as 'lithicists' so how do you call someone like you who is a speci...
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  • #2
    Thank you that was an interesting read. If bone and antler were so superior to lithic material I wonder why it was not used more here in the Americas?
    Bruce
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    • #3
      It was .... bone, antler and wood don`t last long unless under ideal circumstances.

      In the Americas, where these "circumstances" exist , bone antler, wood tools are abundant.
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      • #4
        I think bone & antler were probably used quite a bit, but more so as specialized tools such as scrapers, awls, and fishing points (or in the case of very cold conditions where durability and lack of good flints would be a factor). I don't think a large game hunter would want to be carrying bone tipped spear points because they would also need to double as butchering blades: carrying less gear equaled a faster chase (and better results) while hoping the animal would bleed out.

        Like Reflector said, most antler/bone/and softer materials wouldn't last, and probably disappeared due to soil conditions and small animals eating them. Most of the good 80,000 yr old bone/antler examples found in Europe are buried in large long-use caves where they were better preserved.

        Bone edged knives - used for plant matter (although this is the mid-archaic period)
        "So-called squash knives also were made from the scapulae of large mammals. These tools were made by selecting a portion of the broken shoulder blade and grinding the thin interior bone edge sharp. Such tools would have served well in slicing soft plant materials."





        Blombos Cave


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        • #5
          Deer leg bone made into dagger/knife. 9 inches
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          • #6
            Dang nice stabber Reflector!
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            • #7
              Hey thanks. couple socket-ed bone points. I would guess these are Paleo. Being the lucky guy to find and location found.
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              • #8
                Wow, a pair! Where were they found - hope you treated 'em.
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                • #9
                  Yep, been removed from water about 25 years now. Got a few more. 1 is about 9-10 inches, but just a portion of the tip is broken Bases all ground

                  Whatsthisariver, Fl
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                  • #10
                    Those are amazing. Any research been done to date them as possible paleo forms? When I lived in FLA. (just south of Tampa on the coast ) seemed the only thing I could find was sand spurs.
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                    • #11
                      Maybe Barbara Purdy has done some.
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