Skates Made of Bone

A History
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-4766-7390-5
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 181 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 380 g

Ice skates made from animal bones were used in Europe for millennia before metal-bladed skates were invented. Bronze Age archaeological sites have yielded thousands of examples. They are often mentioned in popular books on the Vikings and sometimes appear in children's literature. Even after metal skates became the norm, people in rural areas continued to use bone skates into the early 1970s. Today, bone skates help scientists and re-enactors understand migrations and interactions among ancient peoples.

This book explains how to make and use them and chronicles their history, from their likely invention in the Eurasian steppes to their disappearance in the modern era.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thurber, B. A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Wintersport
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

B.A. Thurber is an independent scholar based in Evanston, Illinois. Her previous publications include new editions of historic skating books and journal articles on Subjects as diverse as historical linguistics, Scandinavian literature, and fluid dynamics.