Accuracy of Manufacturing the Scythian Arrow and Its Influence on the Arrow’s Ballistic Parameters

• Main Authors: Aleksey V. Korobeinikov, Nikolay V. Mitiukov, Yuliya V. Ganzy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sochi State University 2014-03-01
• Series: Bylye Gody
• Subjects: Black Sea region; the Scythians; arrows; bow; historical reconstruction; mathematical modeling
• Online Access: http://bg.sutr.ru/journals_n/1395410268.pdf

Analysis of Scythian arrowheads discovered in the area near the Severniy Donets River showed that they might belong to one batch, that is, they may probably have come from the same quiver. As archeologists date the findings back to the period of VII-IV centuries B.C., for this entire period, the Scythian bow did not have any substantial changes in its design. Due to the fact that the analysis involved both combat-purpose and hunting arrows, we have sufficient grounds to believe that the Scythians might have had a versatile bow to help them perform all kinds of combat and everyday tasks.