Primitive Archer

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Title: Fascinating--Slaughter at the Bridge
Post by: Zuma on April 03, 2016, 10:46:36 pm

science.sciencemag.org/content/351/6280/1384
 (http://science.sciencemag.org/content/351/6280/1384)
From the Magazine; About News; Quizzes; Journals. ... Science 25 Mar 2016: Vol. 351, ...Slaughter at the bridge. By Andrew Curry.

Here is a teaser---

Title: Re: Fascinating--Slaughter at the Bridge
Post by: stickbender on April 03, 2016, 11:30:18 pm

      Ooooooh,that had to hurt!  Just a bit worse than hitting you knee on an immovable object in the dark!
Nice looking point though.  At least he got to keep the point! ::)  Kind of hard to fight when you have that embedded in your knee!
                                     Wayne

Title: Re: Fascinating--Slaughter at the Bridge
Post by: Buffalogobbler on April 04, 2016, 08:49:48 am

Wow!
Thanks Zuma, I enjoyed the read.
I never thought of prehistoric armies fighting wars., very interesting.

Kevin

Title: Re: Fascinating--Slaughter at the Bridge
Post by: gifford on April 04, 2016, 09:27:18 am

Thanks for posting the link. That was very interesting read.

Title: Re: Fascinating--Slaughter at the Bridge
Post by: bjrogg on April 04, 2016, 09:44:43 am

Yes that was very interesting read. Guess we know why we have to support our military. It's just in our nature I guess.

Title: Re: Fascinating--Slaughter at the Bridge
Post by: Zuma on April 04, 2016, 05:08:03 pm

You are totally welcome.
Being a knapper that photo really lit me up.
The point looks like it was just knapped.
Zuma

Title: Re: Fascinating--Slaughter at the Bridge
Post by: bjrogg on April 04, 2016, 05:36:43 pm

I really does amazing how it could be used in battle and survive all these years in such good shape I have trouble keeping mine in that good of shape just hauling them around

Title: Re: Fascinating--Slaughter at the Bridge
Post by: Zuma on April 06, 2016, 09:57:13 am

One thing I learned is that the cross bow was missing.
With all the bronze and all the cross bow didn't
make it to northern Europe till thousands of years later.
Zuma

Title: Re: Fascinating--Slaughter at the Bridge
Post by: joachimM on April 06, 2016, 10:18:26 am

Wow, thanks for posting. That is impressive.

J

Title: Re: Fascinating--Slaughter at the Bridge
Post by: PaulN/KS on April 06, 2016, 12:51:37 pm

That was an interesting and informative article. Thanks for posting it.

Title: Re: Fascinating--Slaughter at the Bridge
Post by: Zuma on April 08, 2016, 06:05:08 pm

You are welcome :)
It's not every day you get to see some insight
into what is totally REAL Primitive Archery.
I hope there will be follow up articles.
Zuma

Title: Re: Fascinating--Slaughter at the Bridge
Post by: chamookman on April 09, 2016, 04:23:17 am

In a Bowshop here in Michigan many years ago, The Owner has a Buffalo Pelvic Bone with a Stone Head buried in it. Came from Western States somewhere. Pretty cool tho and VERY impressive. Bob

Title: Re: Fascinating--Slaughter at the Bridge
Post by: Zuma on April 14, 2016, 10:23:11 pm

I post alot about elephants.
They are kinda the leading edge
in the Americas. Buffaloes seem
to be the next most tasty spicies.