Invented by the Chinese in sixth century B.C., the crossbow is both an elegant and crude weapon of warfare. It’s a supremely efficient tool, able to shoot arrows at speed and range equal, or possibly ...

Archaeologists in Shaanxi province have, for the first time, found a complete ancient crossbow, known as a gong nu, that dates from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). The weapon was unearthed ...

An ancient Chinese crossbow which once had a range similar to an assault rifle is to be auctioned. The weapon is more than 2,000 years old and dates back to the Han dynasty from 206BC to 220AD, ...

A teacher in northwest China has replicated an ancient crossbow invented by one of the most outstanding Chinese statesmen more than 1,700 years ago. Gao Fei, a biology teacher with the Lanzhou Foreign ...

Archaeologists have recently discovered the most complete ancient crossbow to date in the terracotta army pit one in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The most complete ancient crossbow to date was discovered ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, March 1, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Within the pages of this expansive article, an exhilarating odyssey unfolds, unveiling 15 ...

The Daily Mail reports the weapon could fire an arrow 792 meters (2,600 feet). Whether the figure is correct or not, the crossbow was found complete near a terracotta warrior during ongoing ...

Although crossbows as weapons have been around for centuries, it wasn’t until recently that they became legal implements for archery hunting in many states, including Nebraska. When I learned a few ...