Scientists examining the site a few days later discovered a leather quiver, reinforced with wood, which was filled with 14 arrows.
But scholars of prehistoric people were fascinated by a leather quiver with 14 arrows and an ax found by the iceman's side.
A spear, a bow, a leather quiver with a dozen arrows in it, lay close to the brushwood mattress.
Beside it, two leather quivers bulged with arrows, and each shaft was fletched with bright feathers.
Harrier began sliding the completed arrows into the spacer holes of his leather quiver.
Further search turned up a longbow that lacked only a string, but was otherwise in good enough shape, and a leather quiver.
He drew an arrow from the leather quiver over his shoulder and nocked it, holding it at rest against the bow with his left hand.
Retrieving his bolts the tall man cleaned them of blood, returning them to the leather quiver at his side.
Dismounting, the Macedonian removed the man's leather quiver, hefting his short, curved bow of horn.
And won the hand-tooled leather quiver.