WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Shafts of arrows were also made from wood like ash, elm, willow, oak, cedar, or Sitka spruce. Modern arrows are hollow and made of aluminum, fiberglass, graphite, or carbon fiber. Arrowheads were made of flint, bone, horn, bronze, or hardwood while today we use steel.

Detailed explanation-2: -The oldest known evidence of the bow and arrow comes from South African sites such as Sibudu Cave, where likely arrowheads have been found, dating from approximately 72, 000–60, 000 years ago. The earliest probable arrowheads found outside of Africa were discovered in 2020 in Fa Hien Cave, Sri Lanka.

Detailed explanation-3: -Arrow shafts from the high and late Middle Ages were made from wooden boards. A special jig was used to turn staves of square cross section into rounded shafts with a selection of planes. Sandstone and fish skin smoothened the surface, the nock slit was cut into the wood with a small saw.