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Seal Scrapers from Šventoji: Function Analysis by Justyna Orłowska is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document summarizes a study analyzing 27 bone tools discovered during excavations of Subneolithic-Neolithic sites in Šventoji, Lithuania. The tools, made from harp seal tibia and dated to around 3000 BC, had previously been termed "seal scrapers" due to characteristic scraping wear visible on their surfaces. Through traceological and chemical analysis as well as experimental use, the study aimed to interpret the tools

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Justyna Orłowska

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