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SDhunter

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Bone tools

11-16-2018, 09:09 PM

Here are a few bone artifacts.

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11-16-2018, 09:11 PM

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11-16-2018, 09:11 PM

Nice! Would they be needles, or awls? I don't know the difference.

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11-16-2018, 09:12 PM

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That’s what I was thinking
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11-16-2018, 09:23 PM

Real nice bone there boom!

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11-16-2018, 09:49 PM

I think the tools in the first pic are for flint knapping.

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OnewiththewilD commented

11-17-2018, 06:49 AM

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Exactly, that’s be my first guess.

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chiefwompatuck commented

11-24-2018, 07:46 PM

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Jay what do you use? Stag right?

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OnewiththewilD commented

11-24-2018, 08:52 PM

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Deer antler, moose antler billet and hammerstones
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11-16-2018, 10:37 PM

Nice tools S,D. bone awls?

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11-16-2018, 10:44 PM

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They aren’t really sharp. Jay is suggesting they might be for flint knapping
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11-16-2018, 11:19 PM

Some bone awls are used for weaving...and aren't sharp...like some of those

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SDhunter commented

11-17-2018, 08:33 AM

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You may be right. I don’t know much about bone tools. Some I have seen seem obvious, but those three little short ones are different from others I have seen.
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11-17-2018, 08:36 AM

So cool to be able to find bone. Thanks for sharing those Gary.

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11-17-2018, 10:22 AM

Hey Gary, You have a real nice collection of bone tools.

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