Book Recommendation: Greek Warfare: Myths and Realities

[Dan Howard]

The chariot archer disappeared from the battlefield because he moved to horseback and became a horse archer. I dout that Bronze Age infantry formations ever had to worry about coming into direct contact with chariots. It wasn't until the Iron Age that chariots began to be used for shock tactics.

One possibility explaining the general decline of archery in the Aegean is the increased use of body armour among infantry and tight formations of men. javelins are more likely to penetrate heavy body armour and shields than arrows.