Archaeological Experiment on Reconstruction of the “Compound” Bow of the Sintashta Bronze Age Culture from the Stepnoe Cemetery

This article presents data from an international experimental study on the reconstruction of the “compound” bow of Sintashta culture of bronze age South Ural, Russia. The project is carried out by a collective of researchers from Greece and Russia as part of the grant program of the world associatio...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ac99d0c397414f0c8600996e6d71e0b02021-12-01T14:42:35ZArchaeological Experiment on Reconstruction of the “Compound” Bow of the Sintashta Bronze Age Culture from the Stepnoe Cemetery2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/ac99d0c397414f0c8600996e6d71e0b02021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10579https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956This article presents data from an international experimental study on the reconstruction of the “compound” bow of Sintashta culture of bronze age South Ural, Russia. The project is carried out by a collective of researchers from Greece and Russia as part of the grant program of the world association of experimental archaeology EXARC - “Twinning program”. The article reviews the global context of the design features of bows of the Neolithic-Bronze Age. The features and parts of the Sintashta “compound” bow were considered, and the role of long-range weapons in the life of Sintashta society was discussed. Using authentic technologies and materials, the authors of the article managed to make four versions of the bow reconstruction prior to obtaining the correct version.Ivan SemyanSpyros BakasEXARCarticlebow and arrow(re)constructionneolithicbronze agerussiaMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2021/2 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic bow and arrow
(re)construction
neolithic
bronze age
russia
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle bow and arrow
(re)construction
neolithic
bronze age
russia
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
Ivan Semyan
Spyros Bakas
Archaeological Experiment on Reconstruction of the “Compound” Bow of the Sintashta Bronze Age Culture from the Stepnoe Cemetery
description This article presents data from an international experimental study on the reconstruction of the “compound” bow of Sintashta culture of bronze age South Ural, Russia. The project is carried out by a collective of researchers from Greece and Russia as part of the grant program of the world association of experimental archaeology EXARC - “Twinning program”. The article reviews the global context of the design features of bows of the Neolithic-Bronze Age. The features and parts of the Sintashta “compound” bow were considered, and the role of long-range weapons in the life of Sintashta society was discussed. Using authentic technologies and materials, the authors of the article managed to make four versions of the bow reconstruction prior to obtaining the correct version.
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author Ivan Semyan
Spyros Bakas
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Spyros Bakas
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title Archaeological Experiment on Reconstruction of the “Compound” Bow of the Sintashta Bronze Age Culture from the Stepnoe Cemetery
title_short Archaeological Experiment on Reconstruction of the “Compound” Bow of the Sintashta Bronze Age Culture from the Stepnoe Cemetery
title_full Archaeological Experiment on Reconstruction of the “Compound” Bow of the Sintashta Bronze Age Culture from the Stepnoe Cemetery
title_fullStr Archaeological Experiment on Reconstruction of the “Compound” Bow of the Sintashta Bronze Age Culture from the Stepnoe Cemetery
title_full_unstemmed Archaeological Experiment on Reconstruction of the “Compound” Bow of the Sintashta Bronze Age Culture from the Stepnoe Cemetery
title_sort archaeological experiment on reconstruction of the “compound” bow of the sintashta bronze age culture from the stepnoe cemetery
publisher EXARC
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/ac99d0c397414f0c8600996e6d71e0b0
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