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Bone
was used to make various tools.
This
needle was cut from the bone shaft using a flint burin
and then smoothed to the required shape. Bone was
also shaped into points and used as weapon tips.
The
back leg bones of hares, made excellent awls for piercing
animal hide.
The
toe bones of reindeer are hollow. By making a hole
in one side they can be turned into whistles. The
size and shape of the whole changes the sound it will
make when blown. The sound is like that of a bird.
Hunters might have used such whistles so they could
keep in touch with each other without disturbing the
animals. They might also have been used to make music.
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