Iron Age arrow found on Norway mountain still has feather fletching on it


May 12, 2022

A spectacularly preserved arrow from the Iron Age – complete with its iron arrowhead, sinew wrappings and aerodynamic feather fletching – is now in the hands of glacial archaeologists in Norway.

It’s rare for arrow fletching to preserve, as the delicate feathers that help guide the arrow in flight usually decay over time. The arrows of Leave the Icemanwho died about 5,300 years ago in what is now the Italian Alps, also have preserved fletching, although their condition isn’t as good as that of this newly discovered 1,700-year-old arrow, the archaeologists said.

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