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Offline bushboy

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Meso or neo?
« on: September 01, 2017, 05:03:32 pm »
Regarding the holmgaard,mollegebet and horsen fjord bows I have been getting conflicting results in term of their art work,are they from the neolithic or mesolithic period?i ask because I may try my hand at some super old school on the bow I'm working on thanks bush!
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Meso or neo?
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2017, 06:57:58 pm »
According to TBB2, the earliest Holmegaard bows were from 8000 to 4000 years ago, making them mesolithic and/or early neolithic.

It's tough to find a date for the Mollegabet.
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Offline ksnow

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Re: Meso or neo?
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2017, 07:15:18 pm »
Yep, holmegaards are solily mesolithic. By the neolithic, almost all bows were yew wood, in typical longbow fashion. Elm flatbow were mesolithic. Mollegabet, only one example, fragmented.

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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Meso or neo?
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2017, 06:07:45 am »
Think about that a 8000 year old design & it can hold it's own against a moderen FG bow of the same draw & weight !
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Offline bushboy

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Re: Meso or neo?
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2017, 06:47:42 am »
Agreed!that's why I make them!even if I try a different design they still end up being a lever bow of some kind!lol!
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Offline bushboy

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Re: Meso or neo?
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2017, 06:53:34 am »
Thanks for the imfo!interesting stuff!
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