http://www.oppland.no/Fag-og-tjenester/ ... ar-gammel/
It's 3300 years old and made from elm (or ash). There has been found very few bows in Norway. With exception of the numerous finds of medieval two-wood laminated bows, there are as far as I know only two other finds with remains of bows. Also, bows from the bronce age are very rare, even seen from a European perspective. - so this is quite remarkable, and it is showing a completely new side to prehistoric bowyery in this part of the world. I think the bow looks very much like some American-Indian bows. It's wonderful to see how near identical bows have been developed in areas so far apart.
Gad Rausing, in his book "The bow" interpreted some rock carvings from Sweden as being composite bows. They are depicted as having a "B"-profile, or doubly convex. This new find seems to turn down this interpretion, as this bow may have had a B-profile. - which then blows away the old notion about the "old scandinavian composite bow".
The shoe in the article is dated to the viking age. From the same site, close to a melting snow patch, there has also been found a lot of other artefacts, including a fully preserved woolen coat from 300 ad. All of these finds are a result of global warming, where the finds have been kept frozen in the snow since they were left there. I believe the majority of the finds from these places are hunting arrows, meant to hit reindeer, but lost in the snow. Some even have the fletching preserved from the viking age. Very-very inspiring!