Archery, or the use of the bow and arrow, is one of man's most ancient war-making and hunting tec... more Archery, or the use of the bow and arrow, is one of man's most ancient war-making and hunting technologies. Despite its age, or perhaps because of it, archery remained popular even into the early 21st century. Knowing the history of the bow and arrow can explain this continued fascination with one of the most primitive technologies known to man. History 1. Stone age humans were the first to use bows and arrows, though the first people to "invent" the bow and arrow are lost in the shrouds of time. In the early years, bows were relatively simple affairs being constructed out of a pliant wood and strung with a string made out of animal gut. Arrows, too, were relatively simple requiring a relatively straight body (called the shaft), a stone tip and feathers for stability while firing. The bow and arrow allowed humans to kill from a great distance with a fair degree of accuracy which most likely saved many lives. Prior to the invention of the bow and arrow, animals such as mammoths, cave bears, and saber-toothed tigers were killed at relatively short range with spears. Bows and arrows put a larger distance, and the possibility of shooting from a ambush, between the prey and the hunter. As human technology advanced, first to the copper age, then to the bronze, and finally iron age, bows and arrows evolved at the same pace. Stone arrow heads were replaced by bronze which in turn was replaced with iron, for example.
Archery, or the use of the bow and arrow, is one of man's most ancient war-making and hunting tec... more Archery, or the use of the bow and arrow, is one of man's most ancient war-making and hunting technologies. Despite its age, or perhaps because of it, archery remained popular even into the early 21st century. Knowing the history of the bow and arrow can explain this continued fascination with one of the most primitive technologies known to man. History 1. Stone age humans were the first to use bows and arrows, though the first people to "invent" the bow and arrow are lost in the shrouds of time. In the early years, bows were relatively simple affairs being constructed out of a pliant wood and strung with a string made out of animal gut. Arrows, too, were relatively simple requiring a relatively straight body (called the shaft), a stone tip and feathers for stability while firing. The bow and arrow allowed humans to kill from a great distance with a fair degree of accuracy which most likely saved many lives. Prior to the invention of the bow and arrow, animals such as mammoths, cave bears, and saber-toothed tigers were killed at relatively short range with spears. Bows and arrows put a larger distance, and the possibility of shooting from a ambush, between the prey and the hunter. As human technology advanced, first to the copper age, then to the bronze, and finally iron age, bows and arrows evolved at the same pace. Stone arrow heads were replaced by bronze which in turn was replaced with iron, for example.
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