2nd meeting Budapest 1999

The 2nd meeting of the WBRG was held from the 31st of August – 5th of September 1999 at the Institute of Archeology of the Lorand Eötvös University Budapest, Hungary. It was organized by Alice M. Choyke. In total 38 papers were presented.

The Participants at the Budapest meeting unanimously voted to apply for formal registration as an ICAZ Working Group. In June 2000 at the ICAZ International Committee Meeting in Madrid, the WBRG became an official Working Group of ICAZ.

Review of the conference (pdf 274 kb).

Proceedings have been published in the volume

Choyke, Alice M. & Bartosiewicz, Laszlo (eds.) (2001):
Crafting Bone: Skeletal Technologies through Time and Space – Proceedings of the 2nd meeting of the (ICAZ) Worked Bone Research Group Budapest, 31 August – 5 September 1999
British Archaeological Reports International Series 937, Oxford: Archaeopress
ISBN 1841712299

The complete book can be ordered for 18 £ as e-publication in pdf-format from Archaeopress.

Content:

• Antipina, Yekaterina: Bone Tools and Wares from the Site of Gorny (1690 – 1410 BC) in the Kargaly Mining Complex in the South Ural Part of the East European Steppe.
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• Averbouh, Aline: Methodological Specifics of the Techno-Economic Analysis of Worked Bone and Antler: Mental Refitting and Methods of Application.
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• Bartosiewicz, Laszlo: Roman Period Equid Ilium Implement from Pannonia Superior (NW Hungary).
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• Batey, Colleen: Viking and Late Norse Combs in Scotland: An Update.
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• Becker, Cornelia: Bone Points – No Longer a Mystery? Evidence from the Slavic Urban Fortification of Berlin-Spandau.
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• Bíró, Mária: A Round Bone Box Lid with a Mythological Representation.
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• Bulten, E. E. & Clason, Anneke T.: The Antler, Bone and Tooth Tools of Swifterbant, The Netherlands (c. 5500 – 4000 cal. BC) compared with those from other Neolithic Sites in the Western Netherlands.
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• Choyke, Alice M.: Late Neolithic Red Deer Canine Beads and Their Imitations.
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• Christidou, Rosalia: Study of Bone Tools at Three Late/Final Neolithic Sites from Northern Greece.
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• Ciugudean, Daniella: Workshops and Manufacturing Techniques at Apulum (AD 2nd-3rd Century).
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• Deschler-Erb, Sabine: Do-it-yourself Manufacturing of Bone and Antler in Two Villas in Roman Switzerland.
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• Elster, Ernestine S.: Middle Neolithic to Early Bronze Age Bone Tools from Sitagroi, Greece.
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• Emery, Kitty F.: The Economics of Bone Artifact Production in the Ancient Maya Lowlands.
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• Gostencnik, Kordula: Pre- and Early Roman Bone and Antler Manufacturing in Kärnten, Austria.
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• Griffits, Janet & Bonsall, Clive: Experimental Determination of the Function of Antler and Bone on of Antler and Bone „Bevel-Ended Tools“ from Prehistoric Shell Middens in Western Scotland.
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• Griffits, Janet: Bone Tools from Los Pozos.
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• Gróf, Péter & Gróh, Dániel: The Remains of Medieval Bone Carvings from Visegrád.
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• James, Steven R.: Prehistoric Hohocam Bone Artifacts from Southern Arizona: Craft Specialization Status and Gender.
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• Jensen, Gitte: Macro Wear Patterns on Danish Late Mesolithic Antler Axes.
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• LeMoine, Genevieve: Skeletal Technology in Context: An Optimistic Overview.
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• Luik, Heidi: Bone Combs from Medieval Tallinn, from Excavations in Sauna Street.
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• MacGregor, Arthur & Mainman, Ailsa J.: The Bone and Antler Industry in Anglo-Scandinavian York: the Evidence from Coppergate.
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• Maldre, Liina: Bone and Antler Artefacts from Otepää Hill-fort.
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• Nash, George: Altered States of Consciousness and the Afterlife: A Reappraisal on a Decorated Bone Piece from Ryemarksgaard, Central Zealand, Denmark.
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• Northe, Andreas: Notched Implements made of Scapulae – Still a Problem.
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• Olsen, Sandra L.: The Importance of Thong-Smoothers at Botai, Kazakhstan.
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• Provenzano, Noelle: Worked Bone Assemblages from Northern Italian Terramares: A Technological Approach.
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• Russell, Nerissa: Neolithic Relations of Production: Insights from the Bone Tool Industry.
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• Russell, Nerissa: The Social Life of Bone: A Preliminary Assessment of Bone Tool Manufacture and Discard at Catalhöyük.
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• Schibler, Jörg: Experimental Production of Neolithic Bone and Antler Tools.
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• Sidéra, Isabelle: Domestic and Funerary Bone, Antler and Tooth Objects in the Neolithic of Western Europe: a comparison.
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• Smirnova, Lyuba: Utilization of Rare Bone Materials in Medieval Novgorod.
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• Steppan, Karlheinz (2001): Worked Shoulder Blades: Technotypological Analysis of Neolithic Bone Tools from Southwest Germany.
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• Tamla, Ülle & Maldre, Liina: Artefacts of Bone, Antler and Canine Teeth among the Archaeological Finds from the Hill-Fort of Varbola.
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• Tuohy, Tina: Bone and Antler Working on the Iron Age Sites of Glastonbury and Meare in Britain.
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• Zhilin, Mickle: Technology of the Manufacture of Mesolithic Bone and Antler Daggers on Upper Volga.
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