Experiments with using tools for various activities.

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... attempts to soften the antler by boiling it in water for many hours (7-11 hours), which, as he emphasized, had a partial effect, as the raw material quickly hardened as it cooled. The next experiments concerned softening the bones and giving them a specific shape. The basis for these works were the finds of Neolithic arm bracelets made of bone (Fig. 4A). In his experiment, he used a plate made of ox rib, which he softened by soaking in sour milk. Then the softened plate was slowly bent to the desired form. The next step was to tie it to secure the shape and let it dry. As Żurowski noted, the arm bracelet that he made hardened and retained its shape ( Fig. 4B), and the attempt to ...

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... arm bracelets made of bone (Fig. 4A). In his experiment, he used a plate made of ox rib, which he softened by soaking in sour milk. Then the softened plate was slowly bent to the desired form. The next step was to tie it to secure the shape and let it dry. As Żurowski noted, the arm bracelet that he made hardened and retained its shape ( Fig. 4B), and the attempt to straighten it dry ...

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... analysis of artefacts. This was also the purpose of the work conducted with the use of obsidian tools. Several dozen of this type of experiments were carried out, during which tools made of this material were used for many activities within the framework of processing such materials as leather, wood, bone, shells, soft stone and ceramics (Fig. ...