How Did They Drill That? – A Few Observations on the Possible Methods for Making Large-sized Holes in Antler

From the Neolithic period comes a whole range of various kinds of artefacts made of antler (for example axes, hammer-adzes), distinguished by the presence of a large hole (diameter over 2 cm) in their structure. With time, archaeologists started to wonder about possible ways of producing holes of th...

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Main Author: Justyna Orłowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EXARC 2015-05-01
Series:EXARC Journal
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Online Access:https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10193