Sound tool or a fisherman’s tool? : An experimental approach to the Mesolithic bird bone artefact from the “Antrea net find”
The well-known Mesolithic net find of Antrea includes, among other things, an artefact made of whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) bone. One end of this tubular artefact is equipped with an U-shaped notch, which resembles a kind of working edge or the blowing end of a wind instrument. This article aims to...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/164584 2024-01-07T09:42:52+01:00 Sound tool or a fisherman’s tool? : An experimental approach to the Mesolithic bird bone artefact from the “Antrea net find” Lund, Cajsa S. Mannermaa, Kristiina Rainio, Riitta Ringot, Jean-Loup Tamboer, Annemies Department of Philosophy, History and Art Studies Archaeology 2016-06-30T07:02:03Z 18 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/164584 eng eng FINSK FORNMINNESFÖRENINGEN Lund , C S , Mannermaa , K , Rainio , R , Ringot , J-L & Tamboer , A 2015 , ' Sound tool or a fisherman’s tool? An experimental approach to the Mesolithic bird bone artefact from the “Antrea net find” ' , Finskt Museum , pp. 6-23 . ORCID: /0000-0003-0995-3900/work/28241172 ORCID: /0000-0002-8510-1120/work/30456401 a924fbdc-b7f1-400c-869c-e97866455d95 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/164584 restrictedAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess 615 History and Archaeology Music archaeology Sound archaeology Experimental archaeology 6131 Theatre dance music other performing arts Organology Wind instruments Flutes Reed pipes Article 2016 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:07:03Z The well-known Mesolithic net find of Antrea includes, among other things, an artefact made of whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) bone. One end of this tubular artefact is equipped with an U-shaped notch, which resembles a kind of working edge or the blowing end of a wind instrument. This article aims to shed new light on the function of the artefact by making copies and type models, and testing them in practice. The copies perform well as a duct flute and a reed pipe, but small structural details suggest that the maker was not after a sound instrument. A more probable function for this kind of artefact would be a fisherman’s tool used for scaling fish, peeling bark or making and repairing nets. Although the experiments do not lead to an unequivocal identification of the artefact, it appears that its earlier suggested use as a flute or other kind of wind instrument is unlikely. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository |
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The well-known Mesolithic net find of Antrea includes, among other things, an artefact made of whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) bone. One end of this tubular artefact is equipped with an U-shaped notch, which resembles a kind of working edge or the blowing end of a wind instrument. This article aims to shed new light on the function of the artefact by making copies and type models, and testing them in practice. The copies perform well as a duct flute and a reed pipe, but small structural details suggest that the maker was not after a sound instrument. A more probable function for this kind of artefact would be a fisherman’s tool used for scaling fish, peeling bark or making and repairing nets. Although the experiments do not lead to an unequivocal identification of the artefact, it appears that its earlier suggested use as a flute or other kind of wind instrument is unlikely. Peer reviewed |
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Lund, Cajsa S. Mannermaa, Kristiina Rainio, Riitta Ringot, Jean-Loup Tamboer, Annemies |
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Lund, Cajsa S. Mannermaa, Kristiina Rainio, Riitta Ringot, Jean-Loup Tamboer, Annemies |
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Sound tool or a fisherman’s tool? : An experimental approach to the Mesolithic bird bone artefact from the “Antrea net find” |
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Sound tool or a fisherman’s tool? : An experimental approach to the Mesolithic bird bone artefact from the “Antrea net find” |
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Sound tool or a fisherman’s tool? : An experimental approach to the Mesolithic bird bone artefact from the “Antrea net find” |
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Sound tool or a fisherman’s tool? : An experimental approach to the Mesolithic bird bone artefact from the “Antrea net find” |
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Sound tool or a fisherman’s tool? : An experimental approach to the Mesolithic bird bone artefact from the “Antrea net find” |
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sound tool or a fisherman’s tool? : an experimental approach to the mesolithic bird bone artefact from the “antrea net find” |
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Lund , C S , Mannermaa , K , Rainio , R , Ringot , J-L & Tamboer , A 2015 , ' Sound tool or a fisherman’s tool? An experimental approach to the Mesolithic bird bone artefact from the “Antrea net find” ' , Finskt Museum , pp. 6-23 . ORCID: /0000-0003-0995-3900/work/28241172 ORCID: /0000-0002-8510-1120/work/30456401 a924fbdc-b7f1-400c-869c-e97866455d95 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/164584 |
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