stansfield
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Hi All,
New here, counting on your expertise.
I found this at the North-West coast of Sardinia, not even scuba diving, just snorkeling, at around 5m depth, some 100-150m off the shore. Cleaned it a bit, but didn't attempt any further as not to damage it. From some initial research I gather it could be a stone or bone awl (Figure 6. Bone awls from the Chatelperronian layers of the Grotte du...) - rather the latter due to the bone shape & weight. Any ideas how to clean it? Or what to do with it other than just display it on my shelf? It could be tens of thousands years old (oldest ones date to 1.5mln years ago) - though considering it wasn't covered by layers of sand & encrusted beyond recognition I guess it's relatively 'new'. Still, when was the last time anyone used a bone awl?
Here's a quick video I made yesterday:
New here, counting on your expertise.
I found this at the North-West coast of Sardinia, not even scuba diving, just snorkeling, at around 5m depth, some 100-150m off the shore. Cleaned it a bit, but didn't attempt any further as not to damage it. From some initial research I gather it could be a stone or bone awl (Figure 6. Bone awls from the Chatelperronian layers of the Grotte du...) - rather the latter due to the bone shape & weight. Any ideas how to clean it? Or what to do with it other than just display it on my shelf? It could be tens of thousands years old (oldest ones date to 1.5mln years ago) - though considering it wasn't covered by layers of sand & encrusted beyond recognition I guess it's relatively 'new'. Still, when was the last time anyone used a bone awl?
Here's a quick video I made yesterday: