The History Handout - Archery

THE HISTRY I'm in Coupons HANDOUT Ancheny Archery comes from the Latin word arcus and a person who participates in the activity is called an archer or bowman but an expert is called toxophilite. Oldest sign of its use in Europe dates back from about 10,000 - 9000 BCE in Stellmoor in Ahrensburg Valley, Hamburg, Germany. Archery was highly developed in Asia especially in Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, known for its exceptionally skilled archers. Mounted archery was introduced by Central Asian tribesmen and American Plains Indians contributing to larger conquest in Eurasia. 1781 - Sir Ashton Lever formed the Toxophilite Society in London giving rise to archery societies which eventually made archery an extravagant social and ceremonial activity for the nobility. 1844 - The first Grand National Archery Society meeting was held in York showing first attempts at turning the recreation into a modern sport. O www.imin.com