The Origins of Music: Preface - Preface

The apparent hole,the only one on the anterior side of the diaphysis,

is found below one of the complete holes and could therefore have been

made by an opposing tooth (see Albrecht et al.1998;Chase and Nowell

1998;d’Errico et al.1998).The two holes,evidently different in mor-

phology and size,are slightly displaced one below the other,which

roughly corresponds to the position of upper and lower precarnassials,

carnassials,and canines in carnivores.Since,in biting position,upper pre-

carnassials and carnassials cover the lower ones from the side,and the

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Figure 15.2

One of the holes (a) in the presumed flute from Divje babe I site,and experimentally

chipped and punctured holes produced with a stone tool (b) or with a wolf’s (c) or hyena’s

canine tooth (d) in the fresh femur of a young brown bear.(Photo:T.Lauko and I.Turk.)

Fig.15.2(a) Fig.15.2(b)

Fig.15.2(c) Fig.15.2(d)

a b

c d