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Bow and arrow

The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles (arrows). Humans used bows and arrows for hunting and aggression long before recorded history, and the practice was common to many prehistoric cultures. They were important weapons of war from ancient history until the early modern period, where they were rendered increasingly obsolete by the development of the more powerful and accurate firearms. Today, bows and arrows are mostly used for hunting and sports.

"Bows and Arrows" redirects here. For the album, see Bows + Arrows.

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of using bows to shoot arrows.[1] A person who shoots arrows with a bow is called a bowman or an archer. Someone who makes bows is known as a bowyer,[2] someone who makes arrows is a fletcher,[3] and someone who manufactures metal arrowheads is an arrowsmith.[4]

Straight bow: a bow approximately straight in side-view profile. These bows are referred to as straight, although there may be minor curves in the natural wood, and the bow may have a "set" or curvature that a wooden bow takes after use.

: a bow with the tips curving away from the archer. The curves straighten out as the bow is drawn and the return of the tip to its curved state after release of the arrow adds extra velocity to the arrow.[60]

Recurve bow

: a bow whose entire limbs curve away from the archer when unstrung. The curves are opposite to the direction in which the bow flexes while drawn.[60]

Reflex bow

Sling (weapon)

Slingshot

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Background to archaeology: Britain in its European setting

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Heath, E. G. (1978). Archery: The Modern Approach. London: Faber and Faber.  978-0-571-04957-8.

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Paterson, W. F. (1984). . New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-24585-6.

Encyclopaedia of Archery

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(1999) [1934]. A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times (Reprint ed.). Mineola: Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5.

Stone, George Cameron

The Traditional Bowyers Bible Volume 1. 1992 The Lyons Press.  1-58574-085-3

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The Traditional Bowyers Bible Volume 2. 1992 The Lyons Press.  1-58574-086-1

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The Traditional Bowyers Bible Volume 3. 1994 The Lyons Press.  1-58574-087-X

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The Traditional Bowyers Bible Volume 4. 2008 The Lyons Press.  978-0-9645741-6-8

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Gray, David, Bows of the World. The Lyons Press, 2002.  1-58574-478-6.

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The Asian Traditional Archery Research Network

From The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester

Simon Archery Collection

An Approach to the Study of Ancient Archery using Mathematical Modeling