Click on a Following Topic to See Summary I. Early Bows II. Ancient Middle East III. Europe in the Middle Ages IV. Early American History V. Olympic Archery I. Early Bows You can always find a mention of archery in literature, art, Greek mythology, language, warfare, Humanities, and much more. The bow was such a pivotal device back in the past, that many historians consider it almost as important as the wheel ...

The History of the Bow It seems that the bow appeared in pre-history in several places. No one civilisation can lay claim to its invention, also the idea of using stored energy, for that is precisely what a bow does, was not developed by some advanced peoples, most notably the South American peoples such as the Inca's. The earliest identifiable Archery artifacts are in the order of 40,000 years old, which in my humble veiw places the bow amongst t ...

Sports History Alpha IndexIndex by SportHistory Bits ForumLinksSearch Archery Table of Contents Early History Modern History Archery in the U.S. Conduct of Competition Other Types of Competition Other Resources Early History Archery is one of the most ancient of sports. During the paleolithic era (35,000 to 8,000 B.C.), the use of bow and arrow for hunting probably developed independently in many places throughout the world. By definition, there's no documentary evide ...

The archery library contains old books dealing with archery in all its aspects, from history to training, warfare and hunting.