Neolithic Bows

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Does anyone know how many Neolithic bows have been found in Britian? Are there any publications or journal articles that cover prehistoric bows?

Many thanks for any help anyone can give.

Alan

I expect you've seen these links already? Sorry not to be more help.

Clark, J.G.D., "Neolithic Bows From Somerset, England, and the Prehistory of Archery in North-West Europe", Proc. Prehistoric Soc., xxix, December 1963, pp. 50-98.
from the list at
http://www.student.utwente.nl/~sagi/artikel/misc/bibliography.html

also stuff at
http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/projects/amesbury/tests/prehistoric_archery.html
http://mypage.bluewin.ch/bfontannaz/ats/engl-Intro.html
http://www.xs4all.nl/~marcelo/archery/library/books/badminton/index.html

A mesolithic bow was found in Rotten Bottom bog in Scotland.

As in things that went with neolithic bonnets?

I'll get my shawl.

I think Rhiannon has got it well covered but there are a few extra possible sources.

This page gives an extremely valuable contact
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/directory/viewsoc.asp?soc=67&cat=2
I don't know Mr Soar personally but have spoken to him and he's extremely knowledgeable. He contributes regularly to an archery magazine The Glade (http://www.theglade.co.uk/) and also used to contribute to a US magazine Instinctive Archer, now sadly out of print.

There's also the Society for the Preservation of Instinctive Archery, some info at:
http://www.sptradarch.org/SPTA%20primpage.html

And I can recommend the Longbow by Robert Hardy and The Grey Goose Wing by EG Heath. The latter is out of print but some libraries have a copy. Got a first edition meself and guard it with my life.

There is also the sport of field archery, see http://www.nfas.net/ , within which some members recreate and shoot historic bows including some found in Britain like the Meare Heath Bow (think it's British)

I've been out of archery for a few years but there are many people who will help you if you start with the above contacts.

Many thanks for all the info and links - some interesting stuff there.

Alan