Prehistoric archery at Flag fen w/e.

[launditch1]

I dragged the family to Flag fen near Peterbough the other week for the prehistoric archery weekend.Not only were there lots of Lovely bows on display there was also living history demonstrations of the ironage and roman periods,also a bronze casting demo!
Wonderful place thats well worth visiting.Pics now!

Handmade arrows aplenty!

All made by the same man(forgot his name!)Note the one third from the left,its made of Hawthorne.

A bunch of atlatls(spear throwers)

More pics to follow...

 

[y0dsa]

Wow. Those bows look superb. More pics please!

 

[dogwood]

I'd love to see some more pictures too -- looks like a great event.

The snakey bows are lovely, aren't they?

 

[launditch1]

The bronze casting furnace in operation.I missed the actual casting though

 

[dwardo]

I think i saw a mention of this on paleoplanet or somewhere similar, i was gutted i couldnt go due to work

The bows look stunning and i would appreciate any more photos

 

[launditch1]

Some more then..

Bow handle detail.The craftsmanship on these bows was outstanding!

This is a display of the materials and finished products of bronze casting.Axes,crucibles,tin,copper ect...

 

[dwardo]

The leather handle wrap on the far right doubles over on its self to give extra padding to the back of the bow, thats a cracking idea! Much more comfortable grip

Keep them coming