US EditionStudy Finds Bow and Arrow Swept Western North America 1,400 Years Ago
Analysis of 136 dated weapons shows the bow replaced the atlatl about 1,400 years ago in western North America with regional differences in adoption patterns, study finds.
- A study clarifies that the bow and arrow was adopted in western North America around 1,400 years ago.
- The authors find that the bow and arrow debuted simultaneously across the region.
- They suggest that the bow's widespread appearance indicates a single origin and rapid cultural diffusion.
- Previous estimates of the bow's introduction were much earlier, sometimes thousands of years prior.
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The adoption of the bow and arrow in western North America
A study clarifies the date of an important technological milestone: the adoption of the bow and arrow in western North America. The replacement of older weapons by bows and arrows occurred independently in several prehistoric cultures. Briggs Buchanan and colleagues explore this transition in western North America, where the bow replaced the atlatl and dart as the primary hunting technology.
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 America. The replacement of older weapons by bows and arrows occurred independently in several prehistoric cultures. Briggs Buchanan and colleagues explore this transition in western North America, where the bow replaced the atlatl and dart as the primary hunting technology. The study is published in PNAS Nexus.
Oxford University Press
University of CambridgeRapid adoption of bow technology across western North America ∼1,400 years ago
The replacement of the atlatl and dart by the bow and arrow marks a major technological transformation in the human past, yet the timing and dynamics of this transition in North America remain poorly resolved due to the poor preservation of organic weaponry. Here, we compile and analyze a dataset of 140 radiocarbon dates from 136 well-preserved organic weapons recovered from western North America, spanning approximately the last 10,000 years. Usi
Ancient Weapon Revolution: How The Bow And Arrow Spread Across Western North America 1,400 Years Ago
Around 1,400 years ago, something dramatic unfolded across western North America. The post Ancient Weapon Revolution: How The Bow And Arrow Spread Across Western North America 1,400 Years Ago appeared first on StudyFinds.
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