I live in Salisbury and on a recent visit to the museum I has struck by the differences in size of the “archers” leg bones. That’ assuming it is a real skeleton. One leg seemed far thinner than the other so I have my doubts he could have had good enough balance to be a good archer. Not seen any other comments on this issue but be interested if anyone has other ideas.
Makes me wonder if – as discussed elsewhere – Stonehenge area was believed to have healing properties.
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Here's a Wessex Archaeology link you might find interesting... I seemed to recall from various TV shows that he had been injured at some point, hence the 'wasted' leg - and it appears this is indeed the view:
" He was strongly built, but he had an abscess on his jaw and had suffered an accident a few years before his death that had ripped his left knee cap off. As a result of this he walked with a straight left which swung out to the side of him, and suffered from an infection in his bones which would have caused him constant pain."
wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/amesbury-archer