The bone tools of 10.000 years ago. Maglemosian “Bone Adze”

• Main Authors: David, Éva, Seppä, Johanna, Pelegrin, Jacques, Hansen, Lasse, Gustavson, Lars, Chevais, Marie
• Other Authors: Préhistoire et Technologie (PréTech), Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Swedish National Heritage Board, The Lejre Experimental Centre, UPS CNRS Images (UCI), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), The Lejre experimental Centre project - Grant Haff 2005/15, Lejre experimental center
• Format: Moving Image (Video)
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2005
• Subjects: Experimentation; bone tools; bone adzes; Maglemosian; Mesolithic; birck bask basket; Expérimentations; outils en os; fabrication; utilisation; outils biseautés; panier en écorce; Saami (Finlande); Maglemosien; Mésolithique; écorce de bouleau; [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences; [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory; saami
• Online Access: https://shs.hal.science/halshs-03944570; https://shs.hal.science/halshs-03944570/document; https://shs.hal.science/halshs-03944570/file/2005_DavidSeppa_Haf15_05bAl.mp4

DVD édité par CNRS Images In Europe, among the tools used by the last prehistoric hunter-gatherers, half were made of animal bone, antler and teeth. They show an extraordinary diversity of types, one of which is illustrated here: the so–called “bone adzes”, first found in the Magle Mose (Big Bog), Denmark. Descriptions of the archaeological pieces are presented with special emphasis placed on their scientific interest. Tool replicas were made using prehistoric techniques recently recognized by the author, and were used for different purposes in order to identify their function.