2017/06/12 by LokMan Sung, Kilak Kesha, Sarah Avedschmidt +2 · 1 citation
Engineering · Social Sciences · #Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies #Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/1556-4029.13503
openalex publication_date 2017/06/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
Bows and arrows are ancient weapons that have risen and fallen as the preeminent armaments used by man. Because of the ubiquity of firearms, fatalities from archery injuries in the United States have radically declined. However, when deaths involving this weapon do present themselves, the paucity of reference materials can be a hurdle for forensic pathologists and other forensic scientists. This article will provide a brief history of the origins of the bow and the inception of the compound bow. Comparing and contrasting the structures comprising a traditional bow to those of the modern compound bow will provide insight into how these components function in unison to propel arrows.