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Study pinpoints exactly when the bow-and-arrow era began in North America and how it spread so quickly across the West

The bow and arrow arrived across western North America almost all at once, offering new insight into how fast ideas can ...
Ancient Origins

1,400 Years Ago, the Bow and Arrow Reshaped North American Hunting

For thousands of years, prehistoric hunters across western North America relied on the atlatl, a powerful dart-throwing device, to take down their prey. However, a recent comprehensive study reveals ...

Study pinpoints when bow and arrow came to North America

People in North America adopted the bow and arrow as replacement weapons for the dart and atlatl about 1,400 years ago, according to a new paper published in the journal PNAS Nexus. But the adoption ...
Greek Reporter

A New Weapon Arrives: How the Bow and Arrow Changed North America

A North America study finds the bow and arrow arrived about 1,400 years ago, but its impact differed sharply by region.

Bow and arrow arrived about 1,400 years ago across western North America, study finds

A study clarifies the date of an important technological milestone: the adoption of the bow and arrow in western North ...