Why is the bow and arrow found in almost every ancient civilization?

hi! This question may be worth x-posting to /r/AskAnthropology. Meanwhile not discouraging other responses, but FYI, there have been a few posts along these lines; you may be interested in the previous discussions

Who invented the bow and arrow?
Was the bow and arrow invented once, or many times across human history?
What society first used the bow-and-arrow? And did the technology spread or was it largely discovered and developed independently across the globe? Lastly, were there any major civilizations that did not employ the bow?
Did the bow and arrow develop independently in the various cultures across the globe? If so, why does the design seem so universally similar?
Did the bow and arrow migrate around the world with moving peoples or was it invented independently by hundreds of different societies?
How come every civilization - even the secluded Sentinelese - discovered/invented bows and arrows?
Did the bow and arrow develop before the land bridge between Alaska and Russia disappeared or did people in Eurasia and the Americas create the bow independent of each other?
How did Native Americans develop bow-and-arrow technology?
Did the Native Americans have bow & arrows by 1000BC?
Is it just a coincidence that both native americans and europeans had bows before the columbian exchange?
When were the first bow and arrows used, and how did many cultures develop them without ever coming into contact with each other?
Why was the bow and arrow design used throughout the world even when they had little contact with each other?
Why did the Australian aborigines never invent bows and arrows? Why did nobody else invent the boomerang?