[Bonetools] neolithic archer's rings

[Alice Choyke]

Another type you might consider that would produce wear is clasps for bags.

Alice


On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Fotis Ifantidis <fotisif at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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