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Melting ice patch in Norway reveals large collection of ancient arrows

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posted on Nov, 28 2020 @ 03:35 AM
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A 6 thousand year old clutch of arrows ?? I have wondered more than once what kind of bow string was used as that is the part of the bow and arrow mechanism that is most prone to wear out quickly unless the string is made from something durable . I have seen bamboo bows with woven bamboo strings that worked....but not very well... Gut strings have a problem of getting wet and becoming useless after stretching. Makes you wonder just how long the Bow and arrow has been one of man's best friends ?


The shoe was initially believed to have been from the Viking era, but subsequent study showed it to be approximately 3,300 years old. That led the researchers to further investigate the site. They discovered that the area was littered with arrows used by hunters thousands of years ago. That set off a research project that involved detailing the location of each arrow found and then the study of it that followed. To date, the team has found 68 arrows at the site, dating from the Stone Age up to the Middle Ages—the oldest has been dated to 6,000 years ago, which they note is approximately 800 years before Ötzi.


phys.org...



posted on Nov, 28 2020 @ 03:56 AM
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a reply to: 727Sky

what you say about bow strings dying is true, which is why they would have carried extra bow strings with them.

interesting find



posted on Nov, 28 2020 @ 05:49 AM
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a reply to: 727Sky
How about cat gut for bow strings.They used to use it in tennis racket strings last century so maybe the idea is a lot older.

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posted on Nov, 28 2020 @ 09:57 AM
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a reply to: 727Sky

It's crazy but part of me is excited about the warming temps just for the artifacts that we will find.



posted on Nov, 28 2020 @ 12:12 PM
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It makes no sense!
Global warming wasn't happening... So these artifacts should be buried in ice for another 6000 years.
Or is global warming true?


Should these be given to the biggest climate change deniers?


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posted on Nov, 28 2020 @ 03:02 PM
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originally posted by: Daalder
It makes no sense!
Global warming wasn't happening... So these artifacts should be buried in ice for another 6000 years.
Or is global warming true?


Should these be given to the biggest climate change deniers?


What is it with you people!? You have to try and hammer your point home in every thread, even if it doesn't belong in that thread. Obviously all the pollution we as humans are putting off now thanks to the Industrial Revolution is what allowed those arrows to be put there in the first place, 6000 years ago, when there wasn't any ice. All that pollution from factories and automobiles and green house gasses.... oh, wait....

Perhaps the earth really DOES go through heating and cooling cycles all on it's own. Imagine that.

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Really interesting find and thanks for posting about it.
edit on 28-11-2020 by TrulyColorBlind because: Really nice find.




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