[Bonetools] wrist guards for archery

[S O'Connor]

Thanks for these Christian.  Clearly the answer is to get archers to try out
replicas of these pieces and see if they are in anyway functional for the
purpose that has been suggested.

Sonia

Dr Sonia O'Connor FSA FIIC ACR
Archaeological Sciences
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-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Küchelmann [mailto:info at knochenarbeit.de] 
Sent: 01 February 2010 15:18
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object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn.
Cc: S O'Connor
Subject: wrist guards for archery

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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