Thirty archers armed with bamboo bows and arrows sit on a platform awaiting instruction. Then they take aim at a straw cylinder 60 feet away. They each have 34 arrows to shoot in four minutes. They ...

In the beginning, there were self bows - bows made from a single piece of wood - longbows and the improved but still primitive recurve bows to sustain millennia of wild-animal-eating humans and their ...

Target archery is one of the oldest sports in the world. For the Third City Archers, there is no truer aim than to bring the ancient art of archery to the next generation. To accomplish that, the ...

A steady beat of horse hooves roiled the dust late Friday afternoon at Wumaniti Earth Native Sanctuary, where Gemma DiFerdinando and her 11-year-old daughter, Venah, practiced the ancient art of ...

Explore the Top 7 Oldest Sports in the World, including Wrestling, Archery, and Running. Discover their origins, estimated ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about really, really old stuff and its DNA for Forbes. The story of humanity began in Africa. From there, early humans ...

COLUMBUS — Time after time, an image reminiscent of a Mongolian archer galloping toward the enemy while unleashing a deadly fuselage of arrows is repeated on the South Texas pasture. The arrows loosed ...

It's not Sherwood Forest, but it comes as close as possible for western Colorado. The 2011 Big Sky Archery Open begins Friday night at the DoubleTree Hotel and you're invited. The three-day tournament ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – On Tuesday, Ancient Lore Village is showcasing their new axe throwing and archery ranges with a special grand opening event. The grand opening will feature medieval fare, axe ...

“We have launched ‘Create your own adventure’, where guests get to create their own micro event,” said Micah Spicer, Ancient Lore Village sales manager. “We are not a (typical) resort or a hotel, so ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's Ren Hayakawa wanted to do well against South Korean Ki Bo-bae in the last 16 of the London Olympics archery competition for many reasons, but their countries' bitter ancient ...

Beesh Lotspeich leans forward to her horse’s ear and growls, “Let’s kill it!” She spurs the horse. It breaks into a canter with a burst of raw power. As they pass between two wooden poles, they ...