Was the technology of the bow and arrow brought over the Beringia land bridge or did both peoples in the old and new world both develop the tech?

by KingPinBreezy

I feel like I never know how to properly word these types of questions

Searocksandtrees

hi! This question may be worth x-posting to /r/AskAnthropology. FYI, there have been many posts asking about the development of bow & arrow technology; you may be interested in the previous discussions

retarredroof

It is believed that the bow and arrow were developed independently at a number of locations about 3-4 thousand years ago. See this post. So, no paleoindians did not come to the Americas equipped with the bow and arrow.

Edit: after further reading, bow and arrow probably developed 2500-3000 years ago in the northern portion of North America and 1500-100 years BP in western North America. See this article for further discussion.