A North America study finds the bow and arrow arrived about 1,400 years ago, but its impact differed sharply by region.
In A Nutshell Researchers dated 136 preserved organic weapons from western North America and found the bow and arrow appeared ...
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 ...
Learn how ancient weapons show when the bow and arrow replaced the atlatl, and why the transition played out differently across western North America.