New findings relating to bone processing from Chernyatino-2, Primorye

The article provides a detailed account of faunal materials from the Chernyatino-2 site in Russian Primorye. For the first time, a large series of bone blanks from a Bohai (698-926AD) site is described, enabling us to reconstruct bone processing techniques and types of tools used, expanding our knowledge of bone-working craft of that region. A detailed classification of bone and horn artifacts of domestic manufacture is presented. Certain artifacts are quite unusual. There are items relating to winter transportation and hitherto unknown musical instruments, extending our knowledge of medieval Far Eastern musical culture. Also, we detail the species composition and proportion of domestic and wild animals. Predominant families and genera offish are listed. The findings are discussed with reference to the role of environment in medieval subsistence strategy.