Last Update: September 6, 2025
This is a choice of publications concerned with worked bones.
The database contains: 3216 entries.
Number of selected titles: 60
- O'Connor, Sonia (2016): The Cowisht Project: Enhancing the Identification of Artefact Raw Materials. – Cuadernos del Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano – Series Especiales 3(2), 4-22
- O'Connor, Sonia / Solazzo, Caroline / Collins, Matthew James (2015): Advances in identifying archaeological traces of horn and other keratinous hard tissues. – Studies in Conservation 60(6), 393-417
- O'Connor, Sonia (2014): Identification of Bronze Age pommels and other osseous objects. in: Hunter, John & Woodward, Ann (eds.): Ritual in Early Bronze Age Grave Goods: An examination of ritual and dress equipment from Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age graves in England, Oxford
- O'Connor, Sonia (2013): Exotic Materials Used in the Construction of Iron Age Sword Handles from South Cave, UK. in: Choyke, Alice M. & O'Connor, Sonia (eds.): From These Bare Bones: Raw Materials and the Study of Worked Osseous Objects, 188-200, Oxford
- O'Connor, Sonia (2013): Worked bone. in: Martin, L. / Richardson, J. / Roberts, I. (eds.): Iron Age and Roman Settlements at Wattle Syke, Yorkshire Archaeology 11, 195-198
- O'Connor, Sonia / Edwards, Howell G. M. / Ali, Esam (2011): An Interim Investigation of the Potential of Vibrational Spectroscopy for the Dating of Cultural Objects in Ivory. – ArchéoSciences 35, 159-165, pl. 9
- O'Connor, Sonia (1999): The Preservation, Identification and Conservation of the Finds. in: MacGregor, Arthur G. / Mainman, Ailsa J. / Rogers, Nicola S. H. (eds.): Craft, Industry and Everyday Life: Bone, Antler, Ivory and Horn from Anglo-Scandinavian and Medieval York, The Archaeology of York 17/12, 1898-1901, York
- O'Connor, Sonia (1987): The Identification of osseous and keratinaceous materials at York. in: Starling, Katherine & Watkinson, David (eds.): Archaeological Bone, Antler and Ivory, UKIC Occasional Papers 5, 9-21, London
- O'Connor, Terry (1987): On the structure, chemistry and decay of bone, antler and ivory. in: Starling, Katherine & Watkinson, David (eds.): Archaeological Bone, Antler and Ivory, UKIC Occasional Papers 5, 6-8, London
- Obermaier, Henriette (2013): Faunenreste aus dem archaischen Tempel des Panionion und aus der Siedlung Melia im Mykale Gebirge, Westtürkei. in: Grupe, Gisela & McGlynn, George (eds.): Current discoveries from outside and within. Field explorations and critical comments from the lab, Documenta Archaeobiologiae 10, 207-231, Rahden
- Obmann, Jürgen (1998): Zur Kline im Grabbrauch und ihrem archäologschen Nachweis in Gräbern der römischen Nordwestprovinzen. – Xantener Berichte 7, 419-429
- Obmann, Jürgen (1997): Die römischen Funde aus Bein von Nida-Heddernheim, Schriften des Archäologischen Museums Frankfurt 13
- Oesau, Wanda (1955): Hamburgs Grönlandfahrt auf Walfischfang und Robbenschlag vom 17.–19. Jahrhundert, Glückstadt
- Oesau, Wanda (1937): Schleswig-Holsteins Grönlandfahrt auf Walfischfang und Robbenschlag vom 17.–19. Jahrhundert, Glückstadt
- Oexle, Judith (1985): Würfel- und Paternoster-Hersteller im MIttelalter. in: Planck, Dieter (ed.): Der Keltenfürst von Hochdorf. Katalog zur Ausstellung, Stuttgart Kunstgebäude, 14. Aug. bis 13. Okt. 1985, 455-462, 484-489
- Oleniuc, Florentina Carmen & Bejenaru, Luminita (2011): Preliminary Data Concerning the Manufacturing of Animal Raw Materials in the Chalcolithic Cucuteni B Settlement of Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru, Romania. in: Baron, Justyna & Kufel-Diakowska, Bernadeta (eds.): Written in Bones. Studies on technological and social contexts of past faunal skeletal remains, 263-271, Wroclaw
- Oleynikov, Oleg M. (2021): Bone Ice Skates in the Medieval Novgorod (based on archaeological research of the Institute of Archaeology RAS in 2018–2019). – Russian Archaeology 4/2021
- Olsen, Bjørnar / Urbańczyk, Przemyslaw / Amundsen, Colin (2011): Hybrid Spaces. Medieval Finnmark and the Archaeology of Multi-Room Houses, Oslo
- Olsen, Ole Mikal (2004): Medieval Fishing Tackle from Bergen. in: Øye, Ingvild (ed.): Medieval Fishing Tackle from Bergen and Borgund, Bryggen Papers Main Series 5, 7-106, Bergen
- Olsen, Sandra L. (2007): Bone Artifacts and their Importance to Archaeology. in: Gates St-Pierre, Christian & Walker, Renee B. (eds.): Bones as Tools: Current Methods and Interpretations in Worked Bone Studies, British Archaeological Reports International Series 1622, 175-182, Oxford
- Olsen, Sandra L. (2001): The Importance of Thong-Smoothers at Botai, Kazakhstan. in: Choyke, Alice M. & Bartosiewicz, Laszlo (eds.): 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, 197-206, Oxford
- Olsen, Sandra L. (1988): Scanning Electron Microscopy in Archaeology, British Archaeological Reports International Series 452, Oxford
- Olsen, Sandra L. (1988): The Identification of Stone and Metal Tool Marks on Bone Artifacts. in: Olsen, Sandra L. (ed.): Scanning Electron Microscopy in Archaeology, British Archaeological Reports International Series 452, 337-360, Oxford
- Olsen, Stanley J. (1989): On Distinguishing Natural from Cultural Damage on Archaeological Antler. – Journal of Archaeological Science 16, 125-135
- Oomen, H. C. J. (1968): Zwei römische Blasinstrumente im Rijksmuseum Kam in Nijmegen und ihre zoologische Interpretation. – Oudheidkundige Mededelingen uit het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden 49, 57-60, pl. IV
- Orlowska, Justyna / Cyrek, Krzysztof / Kaczmarczyk, Grzegorz Piotr / Migal, Witold / Osipowicz, Grzegorz (2023): Rediscovery of the Palaeolithic antler hammer from Biśnik Cave, Poland: New insights into its chronology, raw material, technology of production and function. – Quaternary International 665-666, 48-64
- Orlowska, Justyna & Osipowicz, Grzegorz (2022): Accuracy of the typological classifications of the Late Glacial and Early Holocene osseous projectile points according to the new AMS dates of selected artifacts from Poland. – Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 14, 1-22
- Orlowska, Justyna / Cwiek, M. / Osipowicz, Grzegorz (2022): Was it ground? A closer look at various prehistoric bone grinding techniques: an experimental and traceological study. – Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 46, 1-16
- Orlowska, Justyna & Osipowicz, Grzegorz (2021): Mesolithic bone adzes and mattock-heads from Poland. Some suggestions on their technology and function. in: Beyries, Sylvie / Hamon, Caroline / Maigrot, Yolaine (eds.): Beyond Use-Wear Traces: Going from tools to people by means of archaeological wear and residue analyses, 145-154, Leiden
- Orlowska, Justyna & Osipowicz, Grzegorz (2019): Bone working practices in Final Palaeolithic Poland: an example of a three-edged bone point from Lisi Ogon, site 13. in: Eriksen, Berit Valentin / Rensink, Eelco / Harris, Susan (eds.): The final Palaeolithic of Northern Eurasia. Proceedings of the Amersfoort, Schleswig and Burgos UISPP Commission Meetings, 299-307, Kiel
- Orlowska, Justyna & Osipowicz, Grzegorz (2018): Optic observations on osseous uniserial harpoon heads from the Polish Lowland as an element of discussion about their chronological affiliation. – Quaternary International 472, 3-12
- Orlowska, Justyna (2017): Searching for the function of the Early Holocene heavy duty bevel-ended tools. Remarks from experimental and use-wear studies. – Archaeology of the Eurasian Steppes 2, 103-121
- Orlowska, Justyna & Osipowicz, Grzegorz (2017): Searching for the function of the Early Holocene heavy duty bevel-ended tools: remarks from experimental and use-wear studies. – Arheologiâ Evrazijskih Stepej 2017, 103-121
- Orlowska, Justyna (2016): Reading osseous artefacts – an application of micro-wear analysis to experimentally worked bone materials. in: Vitezović, Selena (ed.): Close to the bone: current studies in bone technologies, 236-247, Beograd
- Osgood, C. (1970): Ingalik Material Culture. – Yale University Publications in Anthropology, 56-93
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Lisowska-Gaczorek, Aleksandra / Bosiak, Mariusz / Grygiel, Ryszard / Szostek, Krzysztof (2025): Identifying Archaeological Bone and Antler and Methods to Soften Them Using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy: Test Studies. – Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 32(58)
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Piličiauskienė, Giedrė / Piliciauskas, Gytis / Orlowska, Justyna (2024): Animal tooth pendants from Spiginas and Donkalnis as instigators of a discussion on technological traditions, intergroup exchange and mobility in the early and middle Holocene in Central and northeastern Europe. – Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 57: 104588
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Orlowska, Justyna / Cristiani, Emanuela / Bosiak, Mariusz / Kubiak-Martens, Lucy / Czebreszuk, Janusz / Makowiecki, Daniel (2024): Notched implements made of scapulae (Bruszczewo-type tools)—A problem solved? Discovering cereal- and legume-threshing techniques in Early Bronze Age Europe through traceological analysis and residue studies. – Public Library of Science one 19(9): e0308700
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Piličiauskienė, Giedrė / Piliciauskas, Gytis (2024): Hunted or something else? Investigating ‘after-impact’ perforations in prehistoric seal scapulae from Šventoji, Lithuania. – Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 61
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Orlowska, Justyna / Zagorska, Ilga (2023): Towards understanding the influence of Neolithisation for communities using the Zvejnieki cemetery, Latvia: A technological and functional analysis of the osseous artefacts discovered in the Late Mesolithic burial no 57 and Neolithic burial no 164. – Quaternary International 665-666, 65-81
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Piličiauskienė, Giedrė / Orlowska, Justyna / Piliciauskas, Gytis (2020): An occasional ornament, part of clothes or just a gift for ancestors? The results of traceological studies of teeth pendants from the Subneolithic sites in Šventoji, Lithuania. – Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 29
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Piliciauskas, Gytis / Piličiauskienė, Giedrė / Rannamäe, Eve / Cyrek, Krzysztof / Sylwestrzak, M. (2020): Stone Age technologies and human behaviors as reflected in decoration of osseous artefacts from the northern part of East-Central Europe. – Quaternary International
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Orlowska, Justyna / Piličiauskienė, Giedrė / Piliciauskas, Gytis (2020): Frontlets from the south-east coast of the Baltic Sea? Seal craniums from Šventoji: A unique clue to understanding the symbolic culture of European middle Holocene hunter-gatherers. – Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 34A
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz (2020): Towards an understanding the role of seals in the Subneolithic communities of the south-east coast of the Baltic Sea: the bacula from Šventoji 3 site. – Archaeologia Lituana 21, 27-40
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Orlowska, Justyna / Bosiak, Mariusz / Manninen, M. M. / Targowski, P. / Sobieraj, J. (2020): Slotted bone point from Tłokowo: rewritten story of a unique artefact from Mesolithic Poland. – Praehistorische Zeitschrift 95, 334-349
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Orlowska, Justyna / Piliciauskas, Gytis / Piličiauskienė, Giedrė / Bosiak, Mariusz (2020): Osseous points and harpoon heads from Šventoji Subneolithic sites, coastal Lithuania: first traceological insight into the way they were produced and used. – Lietuvos Archeologija 46, 147-169
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Kerneder-Gubala, Katarzyna / Bosiak, Mariusz / Makowiecki, Daniel / Orlowska, Justyna (2019): The oldest osseous mining tools in Europe? New discoveries from the chocolate flint mine in Orońsko, site 2 (southern Poland). – Quaternary International
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Piliciauskas, Gytis / Piličiauskienė, Giedrė / Bosiak, Mariusz (2019): “Seal scrapers” from Šventoji – In search of their possible function. – Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 27
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Orlowska, Justyna / Piliciauskas, Gytis / Piličiauskienė, Giedrė (2019): The Story of one Harpoon. Reutilization of an Osseous Projectile from Subneolithic at Sventoji (Lithuania). – Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad de Granada 29, 237-250
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Kuriga, Justyna / Makowiecki, Daniel / Bosiak, Mariusz / Grygiel, Ryszard (2018): Evidence for widespread occurrence of copper in Late Neolithic Poland? A deposit of Funnel Beaker Culture bone products at site 2 in Osłonki (Kuyavia, central Poland). – Quaternary International 472, 60-74
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Witas, Henryk / Lisowska-Gaczorek, Aleksandra / Reitsema, Laurie / Szostek, Krzysztof / Ploszaj, Tomasz / Kuriga, Justyna / Makowiecki, Daniel / Jedrychowska-Danska, Krystyna / Cienkosz-Stepanczak, Beata (2017): Origin of the ornamented bâton percé from the Golębiewo site 47 as a trigger of discussion on long-distance exchange among Early Mesolithic communities of Central Poland and Northern Europe. – Public Library of Science one 12(10)
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz (2016): Technical approach of two mesolithic bone harpoon heads from Wiele 33, central Poland. in: Vitezović, Selena (ed.): Close to the bone: current studies in bone technologies, 248-256, Beograd
- Osipowicz, Grzegorz / Mathieu, James R. / Kelm, Rüdiger / Paardekooper, Roeland Pieterszoon / Dohnálková, H. / Müller, K. / Keen, H. J. / Daval, C. / Dvořáková, J. Kateřina (2007): Bone and Antler. Softening techniques in prehistory of the North Eastern part of the Polish Lowlands in the light of experimental archaeology and micro trace analysis. – Journal for (Re)construction and Experiment in Archaeology 4, 11-20
- Ots, Mirja (2010): Animal figurines in the Middle Neolithic double burial of Valma. – Muinasaja teadus 21, 11-22
- Otte, Marcel (1998): Préhistoire d'Anatolie, Genèse de deux mondes, volume I, Études et Recherches Archéologiques de l'Université de Liège 85
- Otte, Marcel (1996): Nature et Culture. Actes du colloque international de Liège, 13-17 décembre 1993, Études et Recherches Archéologiques de l'Université de Liège 68, Liège
- Owen-Crocker, G. & Schneider, B. (2014): The Anglo-Saxons in their World, British Archaeological Reports British Series 595, Oxford
- Özdoğan, Mehmet & Parzinger, Hermann (2013): Die frühbronzezeitliche Siedlung von Kanligeçit bei Kirklareli. Ostthrakien während des 3. Jahrtausends v. Chr. im Spannungsfeld von anatolischer und balkanischer Kulturentwicklung, Archäologie in Eurasien 27, Mainz
- Özdoğan, Mehmet & Yilmaz, Özgur (2013): Clay, Bone, Horn and Fine Groundstone Objects. in: Özdoğan, Mehmet & Parzinger, Hermann (eds.): Die frühbronzezeitliche Siedlung von Kanligeçit bei Kirklareli. Ostthrakien während des 3. Jahrtausends v. Chr. im Spannungsfeld von anatolischer und balkanischer Kulturentwicklung, Archäologie in Eurasien 27, 193-229, Mainz
- Öztürk, B. / Sami Öztürk, H. / Ere, K. / Burak Aykanat, B. / Azeri, H. (2019): Mnemes Kharin Filiz Dönmez-Öztürk Anısına Makaleler: Anadolu Arkeolojisi, Epigrafisi ve Eskiçağ. Tarihine Dâir Güncel Araştırmalar. Essays in Memory of Filiz Dönmez-Öztürk / Recent Work on the Archaeology, Epigraphy and Ancient History of Anatolia, Istanbul