Study pinpoints when bow and arrow came to North America

Radiocarbon results suggest a single origin and rapid diffusion through cultural transition networks.

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I'm lousy with a bow and I've never used an atlatl seriously. Which one is easier to get reasonably competent at?

They are both "fine motor skills" weapons. Both will require extensive training to reach a decent level of proficiency. Source, me, I hunted archery for elk when I was young and played with atlatl's at an indigenous/first peoples cultural village in Australia.

 

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In this context, darts are what you throw with an atlatl, not what you throw while drinking in a pub.

I thought the Dart was the car put in the ditch after drinking at the pub...Pierce, though? Dude could hold his liquor. Not once did his Arrow end up in the ditch...