More information: Laure Metz et al, Bow and arrow, technology of the first Modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France, Science Advances (2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add4675 . www ...

Arrows shot from a bow penetrated much deeper — more than 25 centimeters (9.8 inches) deeper — than the points launched with a spear thrower, with 10 of the arrows passing all the way through ...