[Bonetools] wrist guards for archery

[Christian Küchelmann]

Hello Sonia, dear all,

sorry for the late reply, but i did not manage to research in the  
recent past. But last week I came across two objects from neolithic  
bell beaker sites in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (Archsum,  
Neversdorf) which are exhibited in the Museum in Schleswig that are  
interpreted as neolithic wrist guards (see below). They are made from  
slate and do have edges that I would assume to imply the danger of  
catching the bowstring. The other one is made of bone and was found  
in Stary Zamek near Wroclaw, Poland and is exhibited in the  
Archaeological Museum Wroclaw. It is also neolithic (5500-2200 BC).  
Here are some other links concerning the topic found in a quick  
search on the web:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armschutzplatte
http://www.archaeoforum.de/viewtopic.php? 
t=2641&sid=9fdcc962ddce819a38dfe8672bed9591

Best

Christian
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Am 15.04.2009 um 19:39 schrieb Christian Küchelmann:

> Hi Sonia,
>
> I am shooting with long bows as well and I know pretty well what  
> you mean, as it is a very unpleaseant experience when the string  
> eventually gets stuck behind the wrist guard let alone that it can  
> be dangerous for the archer. Nevertheless there are definite bone  
> wrist guards from earlier than the Islamic periods. And I remember  
> having asked myself the same question: Don't they imply the danger  
> of catching the string? I will try to find pictures of examples and  
> we may discuss if there are misinterpretations of those objects.  
> Unfortunately I will leave for a ten days holidays tommorrow so I  
> will have to postpone this search for the time after my return.
>
> Best
>
> Christian
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> KNOCHENARBEIT
>
> Hans Christian Küchelmann
> Diplom-Biologe
>
> Konsul-Smidt-Straße 30, D-28217 Bremen, Germany
> tel: +421 - 61 99 177
> fax: +421 - 37 83 540
> mail: info at knochenarbeit.de
> web: http://www.knochenarbeit.de
>
>
>
>
> Am 15.04.2009 um 14:46 schrieb S O'Connor:
>
>> Dear Marta and Hans,
>>
>> As an archer, all the wrist guards I have worn (admittedly in  
>> stiffened
>> leather) are thin and curved to tightly follow the contours of the  
>> lower
>> arm.  They are designed so as not to present any edges or angles  
>> on which
>> the bow string might catch when it is released. I don't think this  
>> object
>> could function in that way.
>>
>> Sonia
>>
>> Dr Sonia O'Connor FSA FIIC ACR
>> Research Fellow in Conservation
>> Archaeological Sciences, Division of AGES
>>
>> University of Bradford
>> Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP
>>
>> Tel 01274 236498 (office), Tel 01274 235210 (lab.), Fax 01274 235190
>>
>>
>> X-Radiography of Textiles, Dress and Related Materials by Sonia  
>> O'Connor and
>> Mary BrooksCheck it out at
>> http://books.elsevier.com/uk//Elsevier/uk/subindex.asp? 
>> maintarget=&isbn=0750
>> 666323
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu
>> [mailto:bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] On Behalf Of Christian
>> Küchelmann
>> Sent: 15 April 2009 13:32
>> To: marta at ipa.min-cultura.pt; Mailing list for archaeologists of the
>> research group for the study ofobject and waste of bone,antler.  
>> ivory and
>> horn.
>> Subject: Re: [Bonetools] help with bone artefact
>>
>> Hi Marta,
>>
>> my first idea was an armplate of a bowyer to protect your lower arm
>> from the bowstring (can't remember the correct term in english). I
>> remember that I saw similar ones in the exhibition "Furusuiyya ?
>> Chevaliers en Pays d'Islam" in the Institute du Monde Arab in Paris
>> (http://www.imarabe.org/).
>>
>> Yours
>>
>> Christian
>> --