Eaten Or Played?

[Stephen Palmer]

Flute, or cave bear crunched? Opinions welcome.

 

[Yozh]

To me, the holes look to neatly round to have been “crunched” by teeth, looks like they were drilled.

 

[Montero]

Flute because holes very round and also aligned neatly in the middle of the bone, on a nice flattish bit for fingers. Chances of something crunching a bone having it lined up perfectly along the midline on both teeth seems low to me.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Agreed, not teeth marks, but I'm not convinced it's a musical instrument either. I think dating of the object would help.

 

[Yozh]

Agreed, not teeth marks, but I'm not convinced it's a musical instrument either. I think dating of the object would help.

yes, maybe the holes were drilled to attach this to a handle or something like that.

 

[THX1138]

Depending on the size of it, it could be a flute or a talisman that was tied off onto something.

 

[Montero]

Or something to do with weaving or spinning.

 

[Cthulhu.Science]

Or something to do with weaving or spinning.

Looks like a tool of some type rather than a flute. Maybe a handle with a cord passing through the two holes.

A handle like that could be useful for fishing, sailing, even as simple as carrying things. This would offer a level of protection and grip that would provide for the user to apply a lot more strength to an attached cord.

 

[paranoid marvin]

On its side it looks like the head of an owl. Or Pikachu.

 

[BAYLOR]

There is no simply hard evidence that bears were ever tool makers or musicians . .

 

[Montero]

Wondered about rope or twine making. This article has a 3 ply rope (and obviously much more modern tools) but am wondering about it being a spacer.

How to make rope: Twist your own lines with a traditional ropewalk device

Mark Shiner delights the crowds at Shetland Boat Week with his DIY ropewalk device and explains how to make rope yourself

www.pbo.co.uk

 

[Yozh]

An ancient zip-line! pass one rope through the holes, and the bone reduces friction while you slide down a rope line.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Part of the axle shaft from Fred Flinstone's automobile.

 

[Stephen Palmer]

This is the Divje Babe artifact, which some believe to be a "flute." Originally dated to 43,000 BCE, it's now thought to be 50,000BCE. If so, it must be Neanderthal. If the original date is correct, it's homo sapiens. Much debate has been had on this object...

 

[Fiberglass Cyborg]

It looks a lot like a bone flute. No sign of fracturing around the upper hole - made very carefully. It appears to have snapped in three, midway through a couple of the finger holes.

 

[BAYLOR]

Part of the axle shaft from Fred Flinstone's automobile.

Nope, that axel is from an earlier model Rockamobile the Fred's.

 

[Stephen Palmer]

A Cave In Slovenia

Or, the bone with the holes in.

stephenpalmer.substack.com

 

[Phyrebrat]

I’m pretty sure Parkins found that in a Templar preceptory in Burnstow, blew it, and was never heard from again

 

[Bowler1]

It's clearly a Fred Flintstone dickie bow.

The two holes are for leather string that are used to secure the dress wear bone just below the chin. Used with your best buckskin evening wear, Fred is well set to attend office functions over the Christmas period.

Or the stone age version of Christmas, as Jesus has not yet been born. Sadly, office functions are timeless and compulsory in December whatever age you live in.

 

[Boaz]

Incense holder.