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, ...
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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.
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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 ...

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 ...
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Bow & Arrow

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