scythian goritos
This is the reconstruction of the Scythian goritos according to the findings I?ve studied when I have been in Siberia last February. The container is made of hide (tanned with fat), the cap is made of fealth. The belt is also made of fealth. A wooden slat is keeping the goritos straight, it is adorned with paintings or graved in the typical Scythian manner.
Archaeologists have found and stored a lot of these fealth- caps, fealth- belts and adorned slats. The length of such a slat is always the same, about 74cm. The container for the arrows is about 55cm, arrowlength of 90% of hundreds of arrow- findings I?ve seen in Siberia is 26".
All the goriti excavated in Scythian graves (kurgan) were found closed by the fealth- cap, the bow inside together with at least 4 arrows.
The local archaeologists interpreted the "closed goritos" as follows:
the archer comes in peace
the archer respects his king, chief........
the archer has died
My first reconstructions of the bow- finding of olon kurin gol is ready, the arrows too, but I?m not allowed to publish them before upcoming September.
Michael
Archaeologists have found and stored a lot of these fealth- caps, fealth- belts and adorned slats. The length of such a slat is always the same, about 74cm. The container for the arrows is about 55cm, arrowlength of 90% of hundreds of arrow- findings I?ve seen in Siberia is 26".
All the goriti excavated in Scythian graves (kurgan) were found closed by the fealth- cap, the bow inside together with at least 4 arrows.
The local archaeologists interpreted the "closed goritos" as follows:
the archer comes in peace
the archer respects his king, chief........
the archer has died
My first reconstructions of the bow- finding of olon kurin gol is ready, the arrows too, but I?m not allowed to publish them before upcoming September.
Michael
This reconstruction largely agrees with the gorytoi that I saw in Xinjiang. In our excavations, all males (other than shamans) were buried with a bow, while all females were buried with cosmetics containers and weaving equipment.
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A tantalising preview, looking forward to seeing the bow.
Michael; that bow cover looks like a hat. Did you try it? -j-
Jack, I thought the same. Could it be there was a sort of dual purpose?
I had the same thought too, could it really be?
We can see depictions of Scythians wearing hats resembling the above felt cap.
We can see depictions of Scythians wearing hats resembling the above felt cap.
I didn?t try to wear the cover like a hat. But I should give this idea a try......
These covers were always found at the top of the goritos around the lower end of the bow.
They?ve excavated female mummies equipped with weapons too, bows, knifes......
Michael
These covers were always found at the top of the goritos around the lower end of the bow.
They?ve excavated female mummies equipped with weapons too, bows, knifes......
Michael