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Modified link of Web site: CNN - Earliest evidence of bow and arrow use outside Africa unearthed in France. Jun 21, 2026
Add new Web site: Science Advances - Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France. Dec 02, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN - Earliest evidence of bow and arrow use outside Africa unearthed in France. Jul 01, 2024
Media added. Nov 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - On the mechanics of the bow and arrow. Sep 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - New Evidence Shows Humans Were Using Bows and Arrows in 52,000 BC. Jun 07, 2023
Add new Web site: World Archery - How old is the bow and arrow? Feb 27, 2023
Add new Web site: History of Archery - Bow and Arrow � History, Facts and Invention. Jul 19, 2019
Added video. May 12, 2015
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - History - Bow and Arrow. Oct 21, 2011
Add new Web site: ILoveIndia.com - History of Archery in India. Oct 21, 2011
Article revised and updated. Jul 16, 2008
Article revised and updated. Aug 23, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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