Stone Age hunting required great skill, ingenuity and courage, but also a deep understanding of nature and animals. Learning about the behavior, movements and habitats of prey animals helped hunters hunt successfully. The prey was utilized with great care. Meat was used as food, while leather and animal bones were used to make clothing and utensils.
The most important hunting tools of the Stone Age were bows and stone-tipped arrows. A bow was made of wood and string. Making a bow required care and an understanding of the materials and how to work with them.
Shooting an ancient bow was a skill that required practice and experience. Techniques such as drawing, aiming and firing the bow were essential elements for successful hunting.
This video introduces the techniques of shooting with a primitive bow.
