Ever wondered how our ancestors hunted before bows and arrows? The Herrett Center's "Fling It Friday" lets you try an atlatl ...

— From prehistoric spear throwing to sifting for artifacts — archaeologists and natural resources specialists with ... “And I learned that the arrow-type atlatl spear tip is called a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The ancient weapons include notched ends for the darts of a spear thrower, or atlatl; the ...

The weekend of events starts at noon on Friday, all to celebrate the atlatl, an ancient spear-throwing tool used to hunt before the bow and arrow. There are events at Chimney Point all weekend.

In this video I make a PVC atlatl (spear thrower) and fire darts to go with it! Thanks to my sponsor Dollar Shave Club new members get their 1st month of the Executive Razor with a tube of their ...

Andrew Abyo demonstrates how to throw a spear-length dart using an atlatl as Cindy and Todd Palmatier watch Saturday at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News) The ...

A new study has demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e. spear thrower) functions as an 'equalizer', a finding which supports women's potential active role as prehistoric hunters.

The atlatl, an ancient spear-throwing tool first used thousands of years ago, enables both women and men to launch projectiles with very similar velocities. The discovery, which comes from modern ...

On the flat an atlatl dart travels faster than a spear, but not so from above. Image Credit: Bebber et al., Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 2024 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) ...

First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, formerly known as Ulm Pishkun State Park, will host the 20th annual Montana Mammoth Hunt Atlatl Competition on Friday through Sunday.

He missed the wild boar he aimed for first, but got lucky with a short shot at a bobcat, landing his spear -- made of river cane -- in the "kill ... Thursday, April 3 71°F / Cape Girardeau ...