# did sub-Saharan Africans have bows and arrows? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 18, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sub-saharan-africans-have-bows-and-arrows/752529 "2016-04-18T03:01:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WilyQuixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@WilyQuixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WilyQuixote)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sub-saharan-africans-have-bows-and-arrows/752529/21 "2018-03-18T18:09:56Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > [Nubians.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubians) Whoosh. (Pretty sure **MrDibble** is quoting a line from Kevin Smith’s finest moment, _Chasing Amy_) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sub-saharan-africans-have-bows-and-arrows/752529/22 "2018-03-18T19:25:18Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > [Nubians.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubians) > [@octopus](#): > > [Nubian (Civ6) | Civilization Wiki | Fandom](http://civilization.wikia.com/wiki/Nubian_(Civ6)) Woosh! [spoilered for some violence and language](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHLJfxfXHBg) ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sub-saharan-africans-have-bows-and-arrows/752529/23 "2018-03-18T23:10:13Z")
> [@Truegeek91](#): > > Why do you believe movies, most of those old time movies were made to make Africa look bad. If you are talking about Zulus, they just preferred close contact. Go out and research, you’ll see amazing things in African history not some stupid hollyWeird movie. > > Also Nubian were the best archers in the world during their time as an Independent people. The kingdom of Kongo defeated the Portuguese with archers. All African kingdom used archers. The stereotypical view of Africa come from East and Southern Africa who were usually more likely to be herders or hunter-gathers and were by far more tribal. We west Africans were very centralized. Do not expect an answer from the person you were responding to. They have been banned from the forum, and besides, this thread is two years old, so even unbanned, they probably would have moved on. Do zombies use bows?? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sub-saharan-africans-have-bows-and-arrows/752529/24 "2018-03-18T23:20:19Z")
More importantly, can arrows stop zombies? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sub-saharan-africans-have-bows-and-arrows/752529/25 "2018-03-19T00:49:28Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > More importantly, can arrows stop zombies? According to Romero Rules, sure, if you get a headshot. Anything which pierces the cranium seems to count. Also, if you do the flaming arrow trick, Romero Zombies are too stupid to stop, drop, _or_ roll, and will burn until their fuel is gone. Good way to kill a tightly-packed cluster, as one sets its compatriots on fire, but watch out for what else they set on fire. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sub-saharan-africans-have-bows-and-arrows/752529/26 "2018-03-19T00:59:22Z")
Oh my, I just noted the OP was **BrainGlutton**. How appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Truegeek91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Truegeek91](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truegeek91)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sub-saharan-africans-have-bows-and-arrows/752529/27 "2019-05-01T02:06:07Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > I don’t get my experience of Africa from popular culture, mate. > > Oh, and … > > what’s a Nubian? Sorry, I was trying to reply to OP but instead accidentally tagged you. I just made an account to reply that time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sub-saharan-africans-have-bows-and-arrows/752529.md?page=1)