symmetrical design to asymmetrical

jonR · Post by **jonR** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:19 am

Someone posed this question to me. I thought I would ask you fellows.
Any idea as to when bows started to become asymmetrical. I know this opens questions as to type,people and region etc but any idea when this style started to show up.
I realize my question could be expressed in a somewhat better way. But right at the moment the brain won't tell the fingers what it needs.

Jon R.

redhawk · Post by **redhawk** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:57 am

The oldest asymmetrical bows I?ve seen were the bow-findings I?ve checked past February in Siberia. Sycthian bow- design is asymmetrical, 30% of the Siberian bow- findings I?ve seen were asymmetrical.
I guess the asymmetrical design was much more common 2000- 3000 years before.

Michael

Stephen Selby · Post by **Stephen Selby** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:33 am

The earliest bows I have seen were Saka bows from Xinjiang, dated 800BCE. They are assymetrical.

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:34 pm

There are remains of long asymmetrical bows from stone age burials in Siberia. They appear to have had short antler pieces butted together on the belly.

jonR · Post by **jonR** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:18 am

Thank you gentlemen. This has been a great help.
Jon R.