Neolithic archers in southern Iberia were true masters of their craft, as evidenced by the discovery of Europe’s oldest known bowstring and fletched arrows. Found in a cave near Granada, Spain ...

THE BOWSTRING IS TIED AT BOTH ENDS. EIGHT ARROWS MADE OF REED WITH INCISED AND BLACKENED DESIGNS ALONG FULL LENGTH ARROWS HAVE HARDENED AND SHARPENED WOODEN POINTS, SOME WITH ADDITIONAL BARBS AND ...

BOW MADE FROM AN AERIAL ROOT OF THE MANGROVE TREE WITH A GROOVE DOWN THE INSIDE, AND NOCKS CARVED WITH LARGE AND SMALL SHIELDS AND POINTS. THERE ARE INCISED GEOMETRIC DESIGNS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE ...