[Bonetools] neolithic archer's rings

[Fotis Ifantidis]

Mikhail:
No specialized use wear analysis was applied, it is more the form of some
rings that could be ascribed to archer's thumb rings. There are visible
major differences between the upper and bottom of some rings (some are more
lustruous) while in one case vertical discolorations may be due to the use
of arrow? I really cannot tell, it is too tricky.

Isabelle:
Yes, some of them are quite fragile, but the majority of the antler ones
are quite robust.
Considering the basket-use, I would expect many more to be found having at
least some standarized dimensions.
Aegean bone rings are extremely rare, with Dispilio's assemblage of ca. 70
objects being unique (while all of which appear in the earliest,
middle/late neolithic phase and not on the later phases). Though some
"types" could be discerned, it seems that each ring is quite different from
another: some are easily worn in the index, some could be only for
children, that is if *all* of them were fingerrings, and not simple
pendants, hair-adornments or some type of archer's rings.
As you say,  experimentation and use wear analysis  cannot always offer a
clear result.


Christian:
thank you for the article

Some more pics are attached


2013/5/13 Christian Küchelmann <info at knochenarbeit.de>

> Dear Fotis,
>
> the only paper I know dealing with archer's rings is from an archery
> journal:
>
> Dekker, Peter (2011): Using the Manchu Thumb Ring. – Society for the
> Promotion of Traditional Archery Newsletter Autumn 2011
> online: http://mandarinmansion.com/**articles/Using%20Manchu%**
> 20thumbrings%20Peter%20Dekker.**pdf<http://mandarinmansion.com/articles/Using%20Manchu%20thumbrings%20Peter%20Dekker.pdf>
>
> Best
>
> Christian
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> Am 13.05.2013 um 08:56 schrieb Fotis Ifantidis:
>
>  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<http://auth.academia.edu/FotisIfantidis>
>>
>> visualizingneolithic.com
>> theotheracropolis.com
>> kalaureiainthepresent.org
>> spondylus.wordpress.com
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