The selection of bird bones for artefact production at Dutch neolithic sites

Fowling during the Gravettian: the avifauna of Pavlov I, the Czech Republic

“…The few artefacts made from avian bone at the site are direct evidence that birds were not just a source of food. Wing bones, especially those of large taxa, were often selected for tool-making in prehistory (d 'Errico et al, 2003;Gá l, 2005;Laroulandie, 2003;Wijngaarden-Bakker, 1997), which was also the case at Pavlov I where all three bones decorated by humans belonged to large birds. It is also possible that wing feathers were used as decoration or for utilitarian purposes.…”

“…5) supports this hypothesis. It may have been made into a tube, either for use as a drinking ''straw'', blowing or sniffing, or with both ends plugged, as a container for some substance such as ochre (Wijngaarden-Bakker, 1997). Ravens have symbolic meaning in many cultures throughout the world (Goodwin, 1976) and therefore it is possible that they played a similar role at Pavlov I during the Upper Palaeolithic.…”

Handleiding voor de determinatie van harde dierlijke materialen : Bot, gewei, ivoor, hoorn, schildpad, balein en hoef

“…De botten van verschillende diersoorten, zoals vogels, 26 vissen en zoogdieren, werden gebruikt voor de vervaardiging van allerlei objecten. Graten van vissen konden bijvoorbeeld gebruikt worden als tandenstokers.…”