\"Origins of the composite bow\" in Ancient Warfare.

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Every archer and archery text I've ever encountered defines a compound bow as a modern device with cables and pulleys to help bend the bow. A quick google search reveals the same thing.

How does the article define "compound bow"?

There's no definition of a compound bow in the article. I think the author means a recurve bow. Anyway, in this way clear sculptural evidence might be interpreted as not being depictions of composite bows? With this I mean especially assyrian art...