Hello All,
Yew is certainly one of the oldest wood used by man.
The oldest specimens of spears that have reached us are yew, probably because those in other species have not taken the distance, but perhaps also that our grandparents had understood all the potential of this wood.
Yew also has a nice place for the first arc, and that of Otzi is yew, wood of choice for this purpose.
But the most surprising is to discover that the yew has also served as a container at a time closer to us.
Witness this little amphora, probably from Gallo-Roman era...
Feared not taxines in these times ...
What is also surprising is the perfectly preserved ...there is something bizare
143mm under the board and 75mm shoulders
Have fun,
Lionel.
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