Arizona Scitech Festival Lecture Series

Parks and Recreation

<div class="ExternalClassF0591F3918AF4044AA72D0DC03336947"><h2>Akimel O'Odham and Pee Posh Bow and Arrow Technology: Modern Experimental Testing of Ancient Designs<br></h2><p>Speaker: Chris Loendorf</p><p><span style="text-align:left;color:#444444;text-transform:none;line-height:1.6;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;orphans:2;float:none;"></span><span style="text-align:left;color:#444444;text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;orphans:2;"></span><span style="text-align:left;color:#444444;text-transform:none;line-height:1.6;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;orphans:2;float:none;">As part of the Annual Arizona Scitech Festival, Pueblo Grande Museum will be hosting a lecture series for three Fridays in February free and open to the public.</span><br></p><p>This presentation summarizes the results of a research program that tested the effect of bow design on projectile performance. Very little empirical data are available regarding the effects of variation in bow design on projectile performance, and this study compares recurve bows to less complex self-bow designs. In order to systematize the results, bows of different designs and a range of weights are analyzed using a bench rest rig and manufactured arrows. Chris Loendorf is a Senior Project Manager for the Gila River Indian Community Cultural Resource Management Program with over 30 years of experience and has worked on a wide variety of archaeological projects from the Southwest to the Northern Plains. </p> <p><br> </p><p><br> </p></div>

2/14/2020 7:00:00 PM

2/14/2020 8:00:00 PM

Pueblo Grande Museum

(602) 495-0901

Pueblo Grande Museum

Akimel O'Odham and Pee Posh Bow and Arrow Technology Modern Experimental Testing of Ancient Designs Speaker Chris Loendorf As part of the Annual Arizona Scitech Festival, Pueblo Grande Museum will be hosting a lecture series for three Fridays in February free and open to the public. This presentation summarizes the results of a research program that tested the effect of bow design on projectile performance. Very little empirical data are available regarding the effects of variation in bow design on projectile performance, and this study compares recurve bows to less complex self-bow designs. In order to systematize the results, bows of different designs and a range of weights are analyzed using a bench rest rig and manufactured arrows. Chris Loendorf is a Senior Project Manager for the Gila River Indian Community Cultural Resource Management Program with over 30 years of experience and has worked on a wide variety of archaeological projects from the Southwest to the Northern Plains.