KOMPOZİT YAY ÇITALARINA KURUL KALESİ’NDEN YENİ BİR KATKI
A NEW CONTRIBUTION TO COMPOSITE BOW LATHS FROM KURUL FORTRESS

Summary/Abstract: The findings obtained from the Kurul Fortress excavations contain important information about the military technology of the Hellenistic Period. One of these findings belongs to composite bows, which represent an important stage of ranged weapons. Composite bows are weapons that are very effective at long range, manufactured by combining different organic materials such as wood, horn and sinew. It is these developments in raw material and range that distinguish them from an older type of self-bows. The effective range characteristics of the composite bow have made it one of the longest-used weapons in the history of warfare. However, due to the fact that it is made of organic materials, it is very difficult for this type of bow to reach today as a whole. Reinforcing laths made from durable raw materials such as bone and antler are the most important archaeological evidence of the use of composite bows. In this study, the characteristics of the composite bow lath, which was found in the excavations of Kurul Fortress in 2020, are explained by considering the historical development of the weapon. In addition, based on the data of Kurul Fortress, the manufacturing techniques of composite bow laths are also mentioned.

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