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More ammunition for archers

By James A. Swan, Ph.D.
Author of "In Defense of Hunting"

Wednesday, March 2, 2005

About 15,000 years ago, a wave of almost synchronous inventions around the world gave birth to archery. The accuracy and range of the bow made it the most powerful weapon for hundreds of years until the invention of gunpowder. Archery still is important, but more to cultivate the soul than to defend the land. Archery holds an eternal place in human culture. Cupid shoots arrows through hearts of lovers, and Sagittarius is one of the 12 signs of the Zodiac, as well as a constellation in the skie ...

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