There are no new designs in archery. R/D, static recurves, working recurves, overdraws, release aids, performance backings and many others. Many of todays well used phrases are from archery history too; like the "rule of thumb", "the parting shot", "straight as an arrow" and more. Somewhere in my archery library is a long list of these phrases.
Many of the Eastern Woodland cultures made R/D designs like the Seneca, Creek like Kegan suggested, Mohegan, some of the Penobscot, Cayuga, Oneida, Mohawk, Shawnee and the list goes on.