Needle case, sound instrument or something else? A worked and ornamented swan (Cygnus sp.) ulna from a Late Mesolithic male burial, Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov, Northwest Russia

• Published in: Quaternary International
• Main Authors: Mannermaa, Kristiina, Rainio, Riitta
• Other Authors: Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Department of Cultures, Archaeology
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co 2021
• Subjects: 615 History and Archaeology; 1171 Geosciences; 6131 Theatre; dance; music; other performing arts; Oleniy; Oleniy Ostrov; Onega; Northwest Russia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/328097

The focus of this article is an analysis of tubular bone items made by cutting off the epiphyses of large bird ulnae, such as those found in burials 67 and 69 at Late Mesolithic Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov (Lake Onega, Northwest Russia). The bone tube from grave 69 was studied systematically, and tested t...