Bow and arrow (English Wikipedia)

Fisher, Marjorie M.; Lacovara, Peter (2012). Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile. Cairo · New York: American University in Cairo Press. pp. 6, 16. ISBN 978-977-416-478-1.
Schuh, Dwight R. (1991). Fundamentals of Bowhunting. Stackpole Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-8117-3034-1. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-29.

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"Bow made by Noah Piagguttuq 1994".

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Lahr, M. Mirazón; Rivera, F.; Power, R.K.; Mounier, A.; Copsey, B.; Crivellaro, F.; Edung, J.E.; Fernandez, J.M. Maillo; Kiarie, C. (2016). "Inter-group violence among early Holocene hunter-gatherers of West Turkana, Kenya". Nature. 529 (7586): 394–398. Bibcode:2016Natur.529..394L. doi:10.1038/nature16477. PMID 26791728. S2CID 4462435. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2019-07-12.

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Fratus, Matt (2022-07-06). "Behind The Photo: Why This MACV-SOG Commando Carried A 55-pound Bow Into Battle". Coffee or Die. Retrieved 2023-04-19.

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"DIY Bow Weapons Making Series DIY Projects Craft Ideas & How To's for Home Decor with Videos". diyready.com. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

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Arrow heads at Obi-Rakhmat (Uzbekistan) 80 ka ago? Hugues Plisson ,Alena V. Kharevich,Vladimir M. Kharevich,Pavel V. Chistiakov,Lydia V. Zotkina,Malvina Baumann,Eric Pubert,Ksenya A. Kolobova,Farhod A. Maksudov,Andrei I. Krivoshapkin. PLOS One. Published: August 11, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328390 Accessed 12/07/2026
Backwell, Lucinda; d'Errico, Francesco; Wadley, Lyn (2008). "Middle Stone Age bone tools from the Howiesons Poort layers, Sibudu Cave, South Africa". Journal of Archaeological Science. 35 (6): 1566–1580. Bibcode:2008JArSc..35.1566B. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2007.11.006.
Lombard M, Phillips L (2010). "Indications of bow and stone-tipped arrow use 64,000 years ago in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa". Antiquity. 84 (325): 635–648. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00100134. S2CID 162438490.
Lombard M (2011). "Quartz-tipped arrows older than 60 ka: further use-trace evidence from Sibudu, Kwa-Zulu-Natal, South Africa". Journal of Archaeological Science. 38 (8): 1918–1930. Bibcode:2011JArSc..38.1918L. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2011.04.001.
Backwell, Lucinda; Bradfield, Justin; Carlson, Kristian J.; Jashashvili, Tea; Wadley, Lyn; d'Errico, Francesco (2018). "The antiquity of bow-and-arrow technology: Evidence from Middle Stone Age layers at Sibudu Cave". Antiquity. 92 (362): 289–303. doi:10.15184/aqy.2018.11. hdl:11336/81248. S2CID 166154740.
Lombard M (2020). "The tip cross-sectional areas of poisoned bone arrowheads from southern Africa". Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 33 102477. Bibcode:2020JArSR..33j2477L. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102477. S2CID 224889105.
Bows and arrows and complex symbolic displays 48,000 years ago in the South Asian tropics. Langley, Michelle C.; Amano, Noel; Wedage, Oshan; Deraniyagala, Siran; Pathmalal, M.M; Perera, Nimal; Boivin, Nicole; Petraglia, Michael D.; Roberts, Patrick (2020). "Bows and arrows and complex symbolic displays 48,000 years ago in the South Asian tropics". Science Advances. 6 (24) eaba3831. Bibcode:2020SciA....6.3831L. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aba3831. PMC 7292635. PMID 32582854.
Metz, Laure; Lewis, Jason E.; Slimak, Ludovic (24 February 2023). "Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France". Science Advances. 9 (8) eadd4675. Bibcode:2023SciA....9D4675M. doi:10.1126/sciadv.add4675. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 9946345. PMID 36812314.
Slimak, L.; Zanolli, C.; Higham, T.; et al. (2022). "Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France". Science Advances. 8 (6) eabj9496. Bibcode:2022SciA....8J9496S. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abj9496. PMC 8827661. PMID 35138885.
Metz, Laure; Lewis, Jason E.; Slimak, Ludovic (24 February 2023). "Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France". Science Advances. 9 (8) eadd4675. Bibcode:2023SciA....9D4675M. doi:10.1126/sciadv.add4675. PMC 9946345. PMID 36812314.
Lahr, M. Mirazón; Rivera, F.; Power, R.K.; Mounier, A.; Copsey, B.; Crivellaro, F.; Edung, J.E.; Fernandez, J.M. Maillo; Kiarie, C. (2016). "Inter-group violence among early Holocene hunter-gatherers of West Turkana, Kenya". Nature. 529 (7586): 394–398. Bibcode:2016Natur.529..394L. doi:10.1038/nature16477. PMID 26791728. S2CID 4462435. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
O'Driscoll, Corey A; Thompson, Jessica C (2018). "The origins and early elaboration of projectile technology". Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews. 27 (1): 30–45. doi:10.1002/evan.21560. PMID 29446556.
Johnes, Martin (2004). "Archery, Romance and Elite Culture in England and Wales, c. 1780–1840". History. 89 (294): 193–208. doi:10.1111/j.1468-229X.2004.00297.x. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2013-03-26.

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Banks, Gavin (January 2010). "It had to be yew". Field and Roving Archery Society. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

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Backwell, Lucinda; Bradfield, Justin; Carlson, Kristian J.; Jashashvili, Tea; Wadley, Lyn; d'Errico, Francesco (2018). "The antiquity of bow-and-arrow technology: Evidence from Middle Stone Age layers at Sibudu Cave". Antiquity. 92 (362): 289–303. doi:10.15184/aqy.2018.11. hdl:11336/81248. S2CID 166154740.

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Miller, Andrew (April 26, 2022). "Different Types of Bows". HuntingFellow. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

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Wadley, Lyn (2008). "The Howieson's Poort industry of Sibudu Cave". South African Archaeological Society Goodwin Series. 10: 122–132. JSTOR 40650023.
Bekerie, Ayele (2004). "Ethiopica: Some Historical Reflections on the Origin of the Word Ethiopia". International Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 1 (2): 114. ISSN 1543-4133. JSTOR 27828841.

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Bows and arrows and complex symbolic displays 48,000 years ago in the South Asian tropics. Langley, Michelle C.; Amano, Noel; Wedage, Oshan; Deraniyagala, Siran; Pathmalal, M.M; Perera, Nimal; Boivin, Nicole; Petraglia, Michael D.; Roberts, Patrick (2020). "Bows and arrows and complex symbolic displays 48,000 years ago in the South Asian tropics". Science Advances. 6 (24) eaba3831. Bibcode:2020SciA....6.3831L. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aba3831. PMC 7292635. PMID 32582854.
Metz, Laure; Lewis, Jason E.; Slimak, Ludovic (24 February 2023). "Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France". Science Advances. 9 (8) eadd4675. Bibcode:2023SciA....9D4675M. doi:10.1126/sciadv.add4675. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 9946345. PMID 36812314.
Slimak, L.; Zanolli, C.; Higham, T.; et al. (2022). "Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France". Science Advances. 8 (6) eabj9496. Bibcode:2022SciA....8J9496S. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abj9496. PMC 8827661. PMID 35138885.
Metz, Laure; Lewis, Jason E.; Slimak, Ludovic (24 February 2023). "Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France". Science Advances. 9 (8) eadd4675. Bibcode:2023SciA....9D4675M. doi:10.1126/sciadv.add4675. PMC 9946345. PMID 36812314.
Lahr, M. Mirazón; Rivera, F.; Power, R.K.; Mounier, A.; Copsey, B.; Crivellaro, F.; Edung, J.E.; Fernandez, J.M. Maillo; Kiarie, C. (2016). "Inter-group violence among early Holocene hunter-gatherers of West Turkana, Kenya". Nature. 529 (7586): 394–398. Bibcode:2016Natur.529..394L. doi:10.1038/nature16477. PMID 26791728. S2CID 4462435. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
O'Driscoll, Corey A; Thompson, Jessica C (2018). "The origins and early elaboration of projectile technology". Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews. 27 (1): 30–45. doi:10.1002/evan.21560. PMID 29446556.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Bows and arrows and complex symbolic displays 48,000 years ago in the South Asian tropics. Langley, Michelle C.; Amano, Noel; Wedage, Oshan; Deraniyagala, Siran; Pathmalal, M.M; Perera, Nimal; Boivin, Nicole; Petraglia, Michael D.; Roberts, Patrick (2020). "Bows and arrows and complex symbolic displays 48,000 years ago in the South Asian tropics". Science Advances. 6 (24) eaba3831. Bibcode:2020SciA....6.3831L. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aba3831. PMC 7292635. PMID 32582854.
Metz, Laure; Lewis, Jason E.; Slimak, Ludovic (24 February 2023). "Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France". Science Advances. 9 (8) eadd4675. Bibcode:2023SciA....9D4675M. doi:10.1126/sciadv.add4675. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 9946345. PMID 36812314.
Slimak, L.; Zanolli, C.; Higham, T.; et al. (2022). "Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France". Science Advances. 8 (6) eabj9496. Bibcode:2022SciA....8J9496S. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abj9496. PMC 8827661. PMID 35138885.
Metz, Laure; Lewis, Jason E.; Slimak, Ludovic (24 February 2023). "Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France". Science Advances. 9 (8) eadd4675. Bibcode:2023SciA....9D4675M. doi:10.1126/sciadv.add4675. PMC 9946345. PMID 36812314.

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"Grow Your Own Bowstring". www.primitiveways.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

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Wadley, Lyn (2008). "The Howieson's Poort industry of Sibudu Cave". South African Archaeological Society Goodwin Series. 10: 122–132. JSTOR 40650023.

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Lazaro, Enrico de (2025-12-30). "European Homo sapiens May Have Been Hunting with Bow and Arrow Earlier than Previously Believed | Sci.News". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved 2026-01-11.

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"Clues to the earliest known bow-and-arrow hunting outside Africa have been found". www.sciencenews.org. June 12, 2020. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.

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Lombard M, Phillips L (2010). "Indications of bow and stone-tipped arrow use 64,000 years ago in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa". Antiquity. 84 (325): 635–648. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00100134. S2CID 162438490.
Backwell, Lucinda; Bradfield, Justin; Carlson, Kristian J.; Jashashvili, Tea; Wadley, Lyn; d'Errico, Francesco (2018). "The antiquity of bow-and-arrow technology: Evidence from Middle Stone Age layers at Sibudu Cave". Antiquity. 92 (362): 289–303. doi:10.15184/aqy.2018.11. hdl:11336/81248. S2CID 166154740.
Lombard M (2020). "The tip cross-sectional areas of poisoned bone arrowheads from southern Africa". Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 33 102477. Bibcode:2020JArSR..33j2477L. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102477. S2CID 224889105.
Lahr, M. Mirazón; Rivera, F.; Power, R.K.; Mounier, A.; Copsey, B.; Crivellaro, F.; Edung, J.E.; Fernandez, J.M. Maillo; Kiarie, C. (2016). "Inter-group violence among early Holocene hunter-gatherers of West Turkana, Kenya". Nature. 529 (7586): 394–398. Bibcode:2016Natur.529..394L. doi:10.1038/nature16477. PMID 26791728. S2CID 4462435. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2019-07-12.

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Cooke, Patrick (December 2021). "The Quest to Shoot an Arrow Farther Than Anyone Has Before". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

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Hollings, Alex (2019-09-12). "Classic Special Forces footage shows the deadly value of a bow and arrow in combat". SOFREP. Retrieved 2023-04-19.

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Sof, Eric (2021-01-12). "Right tool for the job: Bow and arrow in modern warfare". Spec Ops Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-19.

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"Kenyan Tribes Wage a War With Bows and Arrows – Photo Essays". Time. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

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"washingtonpost.com: History of Archery and the NAA". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.

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"Clues to the earliest known bow-and-arrow hunting outside Africa have been found". www.sciencenews.org. June 12, 2020. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
Lahr, M. Mirazón; Rivera, F.; Power, R.K.; Mounier, A.; Copsey, B.; Crivellaro, F.; Edung, J.E.; Fernandez, J.M. Maillo; Kiarie, C. (2016). "Inter-group violence among early Holocene hunter-gatherers of West Turkana, Kenya". Nature. 529 (7586): 394–398. Bibcode:2016Natur.529..394L. doi:10.1038/nature16477. PMID 26791728. S2CID 4462435. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
"History of Bows". 2016-12-16. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02.
"Kenyan Tribes Wage a War With Bows and Arrows – Photo Essays". Time. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
Johnes, Martin (2004). "Archery, Romance and Elite Culture in England and Wales, c. 1780–1840". History. 89 (294): 193–208. doi:10.1111/j.1468-229X.2004.00297.x. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
Schuh, Dwight R. (1991). Fundamentals of Bowhunting. Stackpole Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-8117-3034-1. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
"Grow Your Own Bowstring". www.primitiveways.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
"DIY Bow Weapons Making Series DIY Projects Craft Ideas & How To's for Home Decor with Videos". diyready.com. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
Miller, Andrew (April 26, 2022). "Different Types of Bows". HuntingFellow. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
Banks, Gavin (January 2010). "It had to be yew". Field and Roving Archery Society. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
Cooke, Patrick (December 2021). "The Quest to Shoot an Arrow Farther Than Anyone Has Before". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

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Metz, Laure; Lewis, Jason E.; Slimak, Ludovic (24 February 2023). "Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France". Science Advances. 9 (8) eadd4675. Bibcode:2023SciA....9D4675M. doi:10.1126/sciadv.add4675. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 9946345. PMID 36812314.
Bekerie, Ayele (2004). "Ethiopica: Some Historical Reflections on the Origin of the Word Ethiopia". International Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 1 (2): 114. ISSN 1543-4133. JSTOR 27828841.

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