A view of a complete crossbow relic found during the third excavation of the number one pit of the Qin terracotta warriors and horses in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. Archaeologists said it is the first time a complete crossbow has been found in the pit. The excavation also uncovered a qing, a tool to adjust the crossbow and keep it from deforming. The tool is mentioned in historical records but was previously unseen. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Tianzhu)
Darryl is that you?
“I shot an arrow in the air.
It came to earth in China.”
Just doesn’t work.
When I go to the Cleveland Museum, I love to look at the collection of armor and crossbows.
That stuff IS art. It’s amazing how much detail they achieved with the low tech they had.
Those cross bows are really beautiful... so is the armor.
Curiously, the armor looks really small... those guys must have been undernourished or else tall people were not the norm.
An AK's only good for a quarter mile shot? Who knew?
Cool.
There’s something on its qing.
