Ray Mears, The Bow: The History of Archery

Evidence of humans' use of the bow can be found all over the world, from cave art in Algeria that shows a man shooting a slightly curved bow to the mummified body of Ötzi the iceman - a 4,000 year old murder victim discovered in the Alps with an arrow embedded in his shoulder and a collection of his personal possessions including an unfinished long bow along with a quiver containing 14 arrows.

In this episode we'll join Ray as he continues his journey into the evolution of the bow and birth of the most deadly weapon of the age, the war bow.