Eli5: Did europeans and native Americans invent bow and arrow, coincidentally, seperate from each other?

Question

Or did the vikings bring the technology to the native americans?

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Answer 1

More than likely, the bow already existed when humans arrived in North America about 20,000 years ago. There’s no way for us to know for sure, but it’s likely that they brought at least some form of arrow technology with them when they arrived in the Americas.