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=== Re-curved (Reflexed) Self-bow ===
''A re-curve self-bow is where the stave of the bow is deliberately curved away from the string.''<br>
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Many of the Hedeby bows are shaped this way, along with the Ballinderry bow from Ireland. Paulsen [PAULSEN 1999] makes the case that this is “caused by shrinkage of the soft sapwood in the front”, a theory that is rejected by Halpin [HALPIN 2008: p.61] who cites a number of authors including Hardy who makes the comment that the bows from the Mary Rose were also re-curved and “that no process during the lifetime of the bows, or after deposition, are convincing explanations for this feature”.<br>
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== Bow Strings ==
'''Archaeology'''<br>
