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Offline toomanyknots

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Some old Peruvian Bows found recently (and some mummies too)
« on: July 04, 2014, 11:45:10 am »
Some mummies were found recently in the Atacama desert, which had some bows with them, which according to the article is extremely rare. I only see one picture of a bow, it looks to me like a typical west cost flatbow, sinew backed I would guess, and smaller for mostly hunting I would think. Here's the article, the picture of the bow is down near the bottom:

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/peru-150-mummies-ancient-unknown-civilisation-discovered-atacama-desert-photos-1455244

Edit: Wait, I think there is a bow laying next to one of the mummies also. It seems to have pretty recurved tips.
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Offline wildman

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Re: Some old Peruvian Bows found recently (and some mummies too)
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2014, 12:04:54 pm »
Thanks for posting the link , that was awesome.
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Some old Peruvian Bows found recently (and some mummies too)
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2014, 02:06:26 pm »
Interesting...Thank you
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Re: Some old Peruvian Bows found recently (and some mummies too)
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2014, 12:39:54 am »

     Cool! 8)  That last picture looks like an alien, that popped out of someones chest! :o :P


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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Some old Peruvian Bows found recently (and some mummies too)
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2014, 02:24:19 am »
Quote from: stickbender on July 05, 2014, 12:39:54 am

     Cool! 8)  That last picture looks like an alien, that popped out of someones chest! :o :P


                                                                              Wayne

Yeah, I think that is one of those elongated skulls. Those are crazy, I wonder how they deformed their skulls like that.
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline chamookman

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Re: Some old Peruvian Bows found recently (and some mummies too)
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2014, 04:56:44 am »
Interesting - Thanks ! Bob
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Offline Clacker

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Re: Some old Peruvian Bows found recently (and some mummies too)
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2014, 10:06:12 pm »
They deformed their skulls like that by wrapping their heads in cloth and planks from birth, when the skull is still soft and not yet fused together. Pretty sure you can find articles about it easily. Kinda similar to foot binding.
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