The analysis of traces of manufacture helped in reconstructing the „chaîne opératoire“, and also showed that there are some techniques typical for Early and Middle Neolithic. Boar tusks and mollusc also occur, but in small numbers. From raw materials, bones were dominant, although antlers were far from being insignificant. As this is an old collection, with limited range of data available on the context, the main focus was placed on the technological and typological analysis. In this paper will be presented 250 objects from osseous materials, collected during. However, many aspects of its rich portable material are still unpublished, including bone industry. The eponymous site of Starčevo culture, Starčevo-Grad in south Pannonia, excavated in the first half of 20th century, represents one of the most important sites for Early and Middle Neolithic in South-East Europe. Objects made from Spondylus, although only few were found, demonstrate that Starčevo was on the trading route of prestige goods. Usewear traces, when preserved, suggest most of the tools were linked with processing of organic materals (leather, hide, plant materials, wood). Most common objects were awls, needles, projectile points, scrarpers, burnishers, punches, hammers, but also some specific tool types occurred, such as Early/Middle Neolithic spatulas-spoons, and some types of decorative objects. The existence of workshop or working place in the settlement was indirectly confirmed by the presence of manufacture debris. The analysis of traces of manufacture helped in reconstructing the „chaîne opéraotire“, but also showed that there are some manufacture techniques typical for Early and Middle Neolithic. Boar’s tusks and mollusc also occurr, although in small numbers. Raw materials choice, techniques of manufacture, characteristic forms and traces of use were analyzed. In this paper will be presented 250 objects from osseous materials, collected during almost 100 years of research. The eponymous site of Starčevo culture, Starčevo – Grad in south Pannonia, excavated in the first half of 20th century, represents one of the most important sites for Early and Middle Neolithic in South-East Europe.
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