An archery set from Dra Abu el-Naga

Even a looted burial can yield archaeological treasures: David García and José M. Galán describe a remarkable set of bows and arrows from an early Eighteenth Dynasty burial at the necropolis of Dra Abu el-Naga, on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes. Extraordinarily well preserved, it reveals detail...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: García, David, Galán Allué, José Manuel
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/193321
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/193321
Access Level:Open access
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Summary:Even a looted burial can yield archaeological treasures: David García and José M. Galán describe a remarkable set of bows and arrows from an early Eighteenth Dynasty burial at the necropolis of Dra Abu el-Naga, on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes. Extraordinarily well preserved, it reveals detailed information about the style and use of these antique weapons