[Bonetools] neolithic archer's rings

[Fotis Ifantidis]

Dear Alice,
I absolutely agree on the multifunctions and on our own preconsumptions.
The bone "ring" (and not always "finger-ring") assemblage of Dispilio is
unique for the neolithic Aegean, and consequently difficult to approach.
Nevertheless, some of the larger rings do bear signs that could be
interpreted as wear gained during archery (e.g. some vertical
discolorations on the surface). Of course I am not a use-wear specialist,
but my question here is whether there *are *any other neolithic cases of
possible archer's rings.

f.


2013/5/13 Alice Choyke <choyke at ceu.hu>

> Dear Fotis,
>     Some of those rings are very suggestive indeed in terms of their
> morphology. Rings are a great untouched question - probably because we look
> at them and have immediate associations with decorative finger rings. Some
> of  the rings you showed could also be closures, or connectors or even (the
> antler rings) the tops of container stoppers that are filled with a bone
> plug of some sort. We have a number of those objects in our MBA. I guess
> though the bottom line is we always have to be careful of assuming that
> form equals function. Once there is a hypothesis we must turn to our use
> wear people to start to say something about macro-micro traces from contact
> and gesture. I myself have learned this the hard way...
>
> Alice
>
>
> On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 8:56 AM, Fotis Ifantidis <fotisif at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Though for years I had the feeling that some of the bone/antler finger
>> rings from my study material from Neolithic Dispilio (Greece) could be used
>> as archer’s rings, today I am more that certain…
>>
>> Do you know any (published) examples of Neolithic archer’s rings or a
>> general biblio?
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> f.
>>
>>
>>
>> http://auth.academia.edu/FotisIfantidis
>>
>> visualizingneolithic.com <http://www.visualizingneolithic.com>
>> theotheracropolis.com
>> kalaureiainthepresent.org
>> spondylus.wordpress.com
>>
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