A Neolithic bow and arrows were recently unearthed when a snow patch that had remained untouched for thousands of years melted. A melting patch of ancient snow in the mountains of Norway has revealed ...

The recurve bow, featuring limbs that curve away from the archer to increase power is the only type of bow allowed in Olympic competition. The lever effect created from a recurve bow can propel arrows ...

Halee Asch, of Westminster, notched an arrow on the string of a freshly hewn bow of black locust wood, took a moment to take aim and let fly with an arrow — and, shortly thereafter, with a beginner’s ...

Thirty archers armed with bamboo bows and arrows sit on a platform awaiting instruction. Then they take aim at a straw cylinder 60 feet away. They each have 34 arrows to shoot in four minutes. They ...

AMMAN — Among the oldest and most effective weapons of antiquity were simple and composite bows. Widely used during the Bronze Age, these weapons evolved over time, with significant advancements in ...

In the beginning, there were self bows - bows made from a single piece of wood - longbows and the improved but still primitive recurve bows to sustain millennia of wild-animal-eating humans and their ...

A melting patch of ancient snow in the mountains of Norway has revealed a bow and arrows likely used by hunters to kill reindeer as long ago as 5,400 years. The discovery highlights the worrying ...

A melting patch of ancient snow in the mountains of Norway has revealed a bow and arrows that were probably used by hunters to kill reindeer as long ago as 5,400 years. The discovery highlights the ...

A melting patch of ancient snow in the mountains of Norway has revealed a bow and arrows likely used by hunters to kill reindeer as long ago as 5,400 years. The discovery highlights the worrying ...