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Intergroup Conflict And The Spread Of The Bow And Arrow In The Salish Sea Region, David Hanna

WWU Graduate School Collection

The bow and arrow is thought to have had a major impact on the introduction of social stratification in the Salish Sea region through increased use of individual hunting, mirroring similar patterns from other parts of North America, as well as being introduced in the Salish Sea region roughly contemporaneously with a period of increased intergroup violence. While the bow and arrow may primarily have been used as a tool for hunting, it was fully capable of being used as a weapon in intergroup and interpersonal conflict. Many of the features that made it a more effective individual hunting tool …