FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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Rubbber
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Corn
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Bow & Arrow
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Kayak
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most Native American bows were made of wood. The most powerful wooden bows were backed with sinew (animal tendons) to make them springier. Some tribes in the Rocky Mountain area used composite bows made from animal horn and layers of sinew.
Detailed explanation-2: -The bow and arrow replaced the atlatl and dart as the principal weapon system for hunting large game and for warfare in the region beginning around 1300 years ago (A.D. 700). The new technology spread across much of North America around this time, although its precise origin is unknown.
Detailed explanation-3: -Development of Archery Paleontologists date the invention of bows and arrows in the Paleolithic period, about 71, 000 years ago. Based on archaeological evidence of arrowheads and cave paintings, they assume that prehistoric people used bows and arrows to hunt.
Detailed explanation-4: -People in Africa invented hunting bows and arrows, probably about 64, 000 years ago. Some of the earliest arrowheads come from South Africa.