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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Buemaker on June 11, 2021, 06:39:16 PM
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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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:thumbsup:
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Very informative. Thanks for posting.
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This must be nostalgic for a lot of you guy's. I'm sure the bows from your childhood, bring back fond memories :saywhat:
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Yes, it is very exciting that we have such a long history and find artefacts from thousands of years ago.
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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).
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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.