I do not remember if I posted this before, but here goes. This is the first picture of the Holmegard after it was excavated in 1945.There has been a lot of misunderstanding about this bow. The Holmegard do not have the narrow stiff levers that many think. The notches are from modern damage. A half bow was found at the same place. It is amazing that it is so well preserved after thousands of years in the mud. Holmegard is in Denmark.
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Very informative. Thanks for posting.
This must be nostalgic for a lot of you guy's. I'm sure the bows from your childhood, bring back fond memories :saywhat:
Yes, it is very exciting that we have such a long history and find artefacts from thousands of years ago.
These are some of the few prehistoric selfbows found. Wood bows just doesn't last long unless unprecedented circumstances like super dry environment or buried in a anaerobic environment like in a bog or under the silt in a river(Mary Rose).
Didn't someone find one or two bows in a cave somewhere in the southwest US a while ago? If I remember correctly, they were in almost pristine condition except for some rot where the lower tip rested on the cave floor.