New Drill

[catherine1]

I found a new midden area at my dig site. It is full of pottery shards, bone, and mussel shell. The drill is 1 3/8 inches long. Half of a discoidal and a set of deer tine bases. Thanks for viewing.

 

[creek astronaut]

Very nice finds.very nice pencil drill.

 

[Neanderthal]

Nice finds. Can you show the ends of the antlers?

 

[catherine1]

Here are some more pics. They look to be sawed off and not for hanging over the mantle. I think they took the tines for flaking tools and this is what was left as from the size of whats left of the base.

 

[Americus]

I love drills and that is a nice one! Thanks for sharing.

 

[catherine1]

Thanks for the views an comments!

 

[SOHIO]

looks like a great dig site

 

[Edmundruffin]

Nice finds. Can you show the ends of the antlers?

Those look to be broken, a method called "score and snap" will leave an angled groove around the outside of the antler.

 

[SOHIO]

Those look to be broken, a method called "score and snap" will leave an angled groove around the outside of the antler.

interesting

 

[Harry Pristis]

Those look to be broken, a method called "score and snap" will leave an angled groove around the outside of the antler.

I agree. These pieces of antler appear simply to be broken, not grooved and snapped off. In the latter case, half of the groove is left (as a bevel) on the broken edge of the antler.

 

[catherine1]

These are the 1st tines i have found. Its been a week now and they are turning white from drying. Thanks for the info/comments. I will post some new/dry pics of them with some new finds.