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Europe’s oldest Neolithic bow has been found in Spain.
Archaeologists working at the Neolithic site of La Draga, Banyoles Spain have excavated the oldest known Neolithic bow in Europe. According to Barcelona University, the bow dates to between 5400-5200 BC, and is in a remarkably good state of preservation. The date places the bow in the earliest phases of occupation at La Draga and provides archaeologists with a unique opportunity to study ancient technology.The La Draga excavation centers on a settlement that is one of the earliest farming communities north of the Iberian Peninsula. The Neolithic settlement is located in the eastern side of Lake Banyoles. Covering about 8000 m2, the site stretches along about 100 m of the lakefront and is about 80 m wide. The Neolithic beach is currently under the lake, making La Draga both a land based and underwater archaeological project.
Read the full story here: http://www.montysworldonline.com/2012/09/archaeologists-find-oldest-neolithic.html
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