[INDOLOGY] archery question

[patrick mccartney]

Dear Vanessa,

While the 2,200 year old complete crossbow recently discovered amongst the
terracotta warriors in Xi'an, China is not from ancient India, perhaps it
is still interesting to see a beautiful example of similar technology from
the date range you seek.

http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/excellently-preserved-crossbow-2200-years-ago-terracotta-020269



All the best,

Patrick McCartney

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On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Walter Slaje <slaje at kabelmail.de> wrote:

> Benefit will also be drawn from consulting
>
> Robert Krottenthaler, Die Jagd im alten Indien.
> [Europäische Hochschulschriften. XXVII, 49]. Frankfurt/M. 1996.
>
> Mehr Ali Newid: Waffen und Rüstungen im alten Indien. München 1986.
>
> Regards,
> WS
>
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>
> 2015-04-08 2:31 GMT+02:00 Vanessa Sasson <V.Sasson at marianopolis.edu>:
>
>>  Dear colleagues,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am trying to imagine what archery would have been like in ancient India
>> (roughly 2500-2000 years ago). I am interested in archery techniques as
>> well as archery materials (what would the bows and arrows have been made
>> of?). Can anyone recommend some materials on this subject? I have been
>> looking around, but have not yet found quite what I am looking for. It is
>> for purposes of imagining the art more than anything else.
>>
>>
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Vanessa R. Sasson
>>
>> Religious Studies
>>
>> Marianopolis College
>>
>>
>>
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