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Belt ring & wristguard

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From near Craigiehall, Perthshire and Fyrish, Evanton, Ross-shire

Belt ring & wristguard
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These two objects are archery equipment. The cannel coal belt ring from near Craigiehall in Perthshire was probably from a quiver belt, while the stone wristguard from Fyrish at Evanton in Ross-shire protected the archer's wrists from the bowstring.

The belt ring is circular, with complex holes in one side for attaching it to a belt. The other end of the belt would have passed through it. The wristguard would have been attached to a leather strap, fixing it to the wrist.

Around 2500 BC, a new archery kit was adopted in Scotland from continental Europe, along with prestige items such as the domestic horse and decorated drinking pots. A new type of bow, short and curving, was used as well as new accessories such as these.

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