Absolute evidence of bows and arrows 10,000 years ago. Evidence that suggests bows and arrows 20,000 years ago. Speculation that it could be 70,000 years ago (But, hey kids, that’s speculation. Pick a number, any number, between 20,000 and 200,000 from your hat.)
But, of course, that doesn’t mean every human society had bows and arrows. The question will be what social factors kept Valthor’s people from inventing the bow, or, if they had the bow and arrow a thousand years ago why it was no longer required and was forgotten many generations ago.
Or it could be sloppy writing. We occasionally see that.
Absolute evidence of bows and arrows 10,000 years ago. Evidence that suggests bows and arrows 20,000 years ago. Speculation that it could be 70,000 years ago (But, hey kids, that’s speculation. Pick a number, any number, between 20,000 and 200,000 from your hat.)
But, of course, that doesn’t mean every human society had bows and arrows. The question will be what social factors kept Valthor’s people from inventing the bow, or, if they had the bow and arrow a thousand years ago why it was no longer required and was forgotten many generations ago.
Or it could be sloppy writing. We occasionally see that.