Bone, Ivory, and Shell

Ancient Flutes
Flutes are among the earliest evidence of modern behavior: music making. Several European Upper Paleolithic sites contain flutes made of animal bone and mammoth ivory.

The Antler Finds at Bilzingsleben
A study of over 2,000 antler artifacts recovered from the Lower Palaeolithic site of Bilzingsleben, Thuringia, Germany; an article in Internet Archaeology by Jürgen Vollbrecht. German and English.

Celtic Fibulae
An introduction to these pre-Roman and Gallo-Roman brooches, from Laurent Tiphaine.

Conservation of Bone, Ivory, Teeth, and Antler
From Donny Hamilton's Conservation Manual for a course in nautical archaeology at Texas A&M.

Dental Microwear Page
From Peter Ungar at the University of Arkansas, photographs, discussion, and a software program to download.