PA, PNI, PI, MSV, etc. "bow"

[Michael McCafferty]

Here's the thing. The Illinois-Indiana area sees the arrival of the bow and
arrow around AD 600 to 700. Successfully determining which direction it arrives
from is a problem since its appearance in the Midwest seems to be **everywhere
at once** in the same time period, a little less than 1500 years ago, a mere
tick of the clock.

Now, determining where the bow came from when it entered this area of course
depends on some established time depth *elsewhere*. But where is **that**? 

Proto-Algonquian seems to have that, since it has a reconstructible term for
"bow" and PA has been suggested to be on the order of 2000 years old. (Is that
right, Dave?).

Bob's note about MVS borrowing Algonquian "bow" seems to suggest a north to
south diffusion of the technology.
 
The best recent discussion on the topic are McElrath et al., pages 17-18 in
Emerson et al.'s (eds) "Late Woodland Societies" (Nebraska Press), which include
some good citations, especially the Michael Shott articles.  In the same volume
Redmond and McCullough discuss Indiana sequences.

Michael


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