Study pinpoints when bow and arrow came to North America
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- Bow and arrow replaced dart and atlatl in North America about 1,400 years ago.
- Adoption was immediate in southern regions but gradual in northern areas.
- Metin Eren's lab at Kent State University studies ancient technologies.
- Eren debunked an Inuit legend in 2019, earning an Ig Nobel prize.
- Research includes flint-knapping sounds, injuries, Clovis point efficiency, and ballistics.
- Students practice using atlatls, ancient spear-throwing devices from various cultures.