Note sur des outils cylindriques en ivoire

The collections of archaeological ivory objects, especially those from the Upper Palaeolithic sites of Central and Eastern Europe, contain not only numerous body ornaments and well-known mobiliary art pieces, but also a lot of weapons and various domestic tools, which are more or less elaborated. Amongst this last category, there are some massive and cylindrical pieces with a low technical investment. The present note consists in a preliminary listing and typo-technological description of this type of heavy ivory tools.