The bowstrings come from Cueva de Los Murciélagos, or "Bat Cave," an extensive, stalactite-studded cave system in Albuñol, a ...

The bowstrings were found with wood-and-reed arrows and were used by the first European farmers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

A research team has uncovered exceptional evidence of prehistoric archery from the early Neolithic, including Europe’s oldest ...

But researchers were particularly interested in the bowstrings, a series of woven fibers that created the rope-like cord. The cords are made predominantly from animal products, including the ...

An analysis of the materials in the bowstrings and arrow shafts reveal that they were made from the tendons of three different animals and various local woods. The findings are described in a ...

“This degree of precision and technical mastery, where every detail counts, attests to the exceptional knowledge of these Neolithic artisans,” Raquel Piqué , a study co-author and ...

Cordage fragments from Cueva de los Murciélagos identified as possible bowstrings. (b.1.) Broken/fringed cord end, (b.2.) Detail of twisted fibres with organic material between grooves. Credit: F.

The well organic preservation of the remains of the Cave of Los Murcielagos in Albunol, Granada, made it possible for scientists to identify the oldest bowstrings in Europe, which were made from ...