Article ID: CBB001422013

Re-Examining Stone “Wrist-Guards” as Evidence for Falconry in Later Prehistoric Britain (2014)

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The polished stone objects known as `wrist-guards' found in Early Bronze Age graves in Britain and Continental Europe have proved difficult to interpret. Are they connected with archery, as has long been supposed, or were they instead associated with falconry? Using trained birds of prey for hunting is an elite practice in many historical and ethnographic contexts, and would be consistent with the appearance of exotic materials in these graves. Detailed consideration of the wrist-guards and associated objects from a falconer's perspective, however, demonstrates that the argument is unconvincing. Keywords: Britain, Bronze Age, Beaker burials, wrist-guards, falconry, archery

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Authors & Contributors
Birkhead, T. R.
Sean Nixon
Mazaheri, Jamshid
Nourian, Mehdi
Mojellizadeh, Amin
O'Brien, William
Concepts
Birds
Natural history
Hunting; trapping
Falconry
Archaeology
Ornithology
Time Periods
Bronze age
19th century
20th century
17th century
Prehistory
Medieval
Places
Europe
Great Britain
France
Atlantic world
Gibraltar
Balkan Peninsula
Institutions
British Trust for Ornithology
Yorkshire Antiquarian Club (1849-1860)
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