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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: AndrewS on July 02, 2007, 11:36:04 am

Title: Very old bows!
Post by: AndrewS on July 02, 2007, 11:36:04 am

Last weekend I was on a prehistoric tournament in Belgium.
A nice guy (known as bandicut in the Paleo Planet forum) made several pics. They are on his web-site:

http://uwe.rex.googlepages.com/home

please look under: "Turnierbilder Ramioul 2007"

There are pictures from archery, the atlatl tournament, the great evening on saturday and some pictures of the exhibition in the museum in Ramioul (side 8) You can see very old bows and other stuff. These things (including the bows) are originals from a museum in Switzerland may 3000 years and older...

may it is interessting for you??? :)

Title: Re: Very old bows!
Post by: welch2 on July 02, 2007, 11:50:16 am

Andrew ,how do I get to the museum pictures? My german is very bad.

Ralph

Title: Re: Very old bows!
Post by: AndrewS on July 02, 2007, 11:54:03 am

You have to choose side 8 under "Turnierbilder Ramioul 2007" or better said first "Turnierbilder Ramioul 2007" and then side 8 (Seite 8).

I will try to post a direct link:

http://uwe.rex.googlepages.com/turnierbilder%2Cramioul2007seite8


hope it runs :)

Title: Re: Very old bows!
Post by: welch2 on July 02, 2007, 12:20:46 pm

It worked thanks.
     I was in Germany 1973 -'76 ,I used to be able to at least follow a conversation ,but since then I forget a little a the time  . :(

Do you have any measurements or references for these bows?

Ralph