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		Archery History ^Votes:0 Home What's New Notice Board Newsletter P1 Newsletter P2 Old Newsletter P1 Old Newsletter P2 Archery Terms Beginners Courses The 10 Steps Archery Rounds Archery Clubs Events Calendar Results Awards Equipment Rules New Archery Gear Basic Gear Basic Gear-2 For Sale Advanced Gear Basic Tuning Advanced Tuning Advanced Form How To Coaching Tips Archery Fitness Archery History Archery Books Archery in Schools Archery Dealers Net Links Cartoons Feedback Guest Book Search Author 'A Shot in Time' (A Brief History of Archery) Time Period Pre 25,000 BC 25,000 - 18,000 BC 18,000 - 9,000 BC 9,000 - 6,000 BC 6,000 - 3,000 BC 3,000 - 1,000 BC 1,000 BC - 400 AD 400 - 1000 AD 1000 - 1200 AD 1200-1300 AD 1300-1400 AD 1400-1500 AD 1500-1600 AD 1600-1700 AD 1700-1800 AD 1800-1900 AD 1900 AD to Present Day Read More Go to Site


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		Archery in Holland ^Votes:0 A brief overview of Archery in Holland History Early beginnings In the course of the 13th century, several larger and smaller towns gained more autonomy from their rulers. With this came privileges like the privilege to maintain a group of armed men to defend the town. These groups of men formed the so-called guilds. Able bodied men were obliged to serve in the guilds, like the military service some countries still have to this day. Usually, the richer families of the town held the higher ranks and benefited from the privileges associated with this. Originally, the used weapons were the bow and arrow, but with the upcome of firearms, the bow became obsolete as a weapon of war. Gradually, the activities changed from warfare to sports and socializing. The best known tradition started then: ' Read More Go to Site

		Bluedome ^Votes:0 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 the most effective and destructive weapons ever invented, over thousands of years we have been using this simple weapon for hunting, war and recreation. Many forms of bow design using a wide range of available materials have developed over the centuries, simple bent sticks used by native peoples through to the sophisticated laminated bows of persia Read More Go to Site

		HickokSports.com - History - Archery ^Votes:0 Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum Links Search 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 evidence of archery competitions during the prehistoric era. But certainly, during that long expanse of time, now and then some ancient hunter who boasted about his skill with the bow must have been challenged to a contest by someone equally proud of his skill. There probably wasn't much to brag about. While an arrow can be lau Read More Go to Site

		The Archery Library: Online versions of old Archery Books, Articles and Prints ^Votes:0 The Archery Library Old Archery Books, Articles and Prints home - about - books - articles - prints faq - news - contact - search The Archery library is an online library containing digital versions of old archery books, prints and articles from times past. On this site you can find the full text of a number of books and articles and a small selection of archery prints. The time period of the books is from 1545 to 1923. The books available give an overview of the development of archery through the ages, from weapon of war to high society pastime, hunting and the beginnings of modern target archery. Copyright © 1998 - 2007 \| Disclaimer Read More Go to Site

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