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 ...

Learn how ancient weapons show when the bow and arrow replaced the atlatl, and why the transition played out differently across western North America.

When most of us think “stickbow” we picture the long, D-shaped arc of a longbow. We also think it’s older than the recurve, but that might be a Robin Hood, western-bias thing; Eurasian warriors and ...

When Stephen Ralphs was 5 years old, he was given a copy of “The Adventures of Robin Hood.” Fifty years later, he found himself on Russell Crowe’s farm in Australia giving private archery lessons in ...

This story was originally featured on Outdoor Life. The bow and arrow have been utilized by hunters and warriors for thousands of years. A simple-yet-elegant weapon, it’s provided meat and aided in ...