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Catalogue of Archery Evidence

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/* Arrow Shafts from Archaeology */
** Cork [HALPIN 2008]
*** 2 Arrow fragments made of Yew.
* Norway [FARBREGD 1975]
** Oppland (9th-10th C)
*** 42: Fragment, 38cm. Birch. Tanged shouldered arrow head.*** 58: Complete, 69cm Birch. Tanged leaf arrow head. Traces of resin from holding the flights. [ROESDAHL & WILSON 1992:p.249 cat.88]*** 59 & 38: Fragment, 57cm. Birch*** 60: Fragment, 64cm. Birch** Femund (AD 800-1000)*** birch shaft with tanged head attached by lashing with tendon (sinew), then covered with birch bark. [ROESDAHL & WILSON 1992]:p.249 cat.88
** Snohetta
*** birch shaft with tanged leaf shaped head. Traces of resin from holding the flights [ROESDAHL & WILSON 1992: p.249 cat.88]
* Denmark (old)
** Hedeby
*** Harbour: 13 blunt heads were found in the harbour, and one knock end fragment. 11 were conical, two were double conical (widest point in the middle) [WESTPHAL 2006: p. 61] These 13 heads can be added to those found in the settlement giving a total of 58 blunt heads. Sizes of the conical heads: Length 31-82mm, diameter of the head 9-35mm (21mm average), diameter of shaft 6-14mm (9mm average). Sizes of the bi-conical heads: Length 31-82mm, diameter of the head 12-23mm (18mm average), diameter of shaft 6-10mm (8mm average). The type of wood could be determined for 46 fragments. 31(67%) were ash. 7 (15%) hazel, and one each (2%) of oak, fir, pine, elder, spruce, alder and maple. [WESTPHAL 2006: p.61]
* Germany
** Elisenhof (8th-11th C). 6 arrow shafts were identified in Elisenhof. [SZABO 1985: p.26, taf. 4]
** Altdorf (7th C) [HORNIG 2004]
*** 8 Arrows made from Hazel, Ash and Honeysuckle.
*Denmark (old)
** Hedeby
*** Harbour: 13 blunt heads were found in the harbour, and one knock end fragment. 11 were conical, two were double conical (widest point in the middle) [WESTPHAL 2006: p. 61] These 13 heads can be added to those found in the settlement giving a total of 58 blunt heads. Sizes of the conical heads: Length 31-82mm, diameter of the head 9-35mm (21mm average), diameter of shaft 6-14mm (9mm average). Sizes of the bi-conical heads: Length 31-82mm, diameter of the head 12-23mm (18mm average), diameter of shaft 6-10mm (8mm average). The type of wood could be determined for 46 fragments. 31(67%) were ash. 7 (15%) hazel, and one each (2%) of oak, fir, pine, elder, spruce, alder and maple. [WESTPHAL 2006: p.61]
==Arrow Heads from Archaeology==