ok Ilini here you go...oh ya and chris too

[larson1951]

you asked for some more bone stuff there Mr IlliniGuy....well your wish is my command my fellow Tnetter
and oh yes, i just remembered that Chris wanted me "rub it in"....so here.........
i will post these and rather than put names on the obvious stuff right away i will wait for questions or name some after i see what order they are in after posting

 

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[sehcotihctan]

very nice

 

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[larson1951]

thanks sehcotihctan

welcome to Tnet.... again.......i see you

 

[Neogeo]

Man -oh-man.....Pic set 3 at 12 &1 oclock.........whoah doggy...Talk about my white whale....Great stuff my friend.

 

[larson1951]

hey hey neo
thank you
those are some shiny ones
gonna send you a PM on the back channel, K?

 

[pickaway]

Amazing ND artifacts thanks for the show...

 

[BosnMate]

Your number three digger also looks like a bone tool used to flesh hides. They were used in a chopping motion, and actually work quite well. In order for brain tanned leather to be soft and supple it needs to be continually stretched as it dries out. This can be done by pulling, or by putting in a frame and poked and stretched with a tool much like that one, so I'd say it's probably a multiple use tool.

 

[larson1951]

hey hey bos
you know it sure is something to think about,......you are talking about image #10, and the 3rd from the left
i still think it is a shovel and also has some chips on the business end which i think were from gardening.....
.....but you do give me something to think about, for which i appreciate.... and you could be very well right

now you do see the traditional fleshers in images #12 and #13? the one that has teeth but is broke on the working edge was
something that happened when it got dropped on the cement floor............ i used over a box of Kleenex after that event

 

[rock]

Larson, I was looking around some other sites and those bone tools are worth a pretty penny. Most are worth much more than stone in $. I wasnt aware of this. Thanks for showing all those great artifacts.

 

[larson1951]

thanks rock for the info and thanks for looking

one more thought for you Bos,
those scapulas were also used to make squash knives
the squash was cut into thin rings and dried by hanging on a scaffold
the thin end was used for this and ended up as a four sided knife about 4" square