The partial atlatl was originally believed to be the oldest found in North America, and a study in the Journal of Big Bend Studies highlighted this part of the find, but a slightly older one was ...

A boomerang, stone dart components and a spear-throwing device called an atlatl used by ancient humans almost everywhere in the world were found at the West Texas site, along with a folded ...

Researchers with the Center for Big Bend Studies as part of a collaboration with the University of Kansas’ Odyssey Archaeological Research Fund found immaculately preserved atlatl-based hunting ...

The ancient weapons include notched ends for the darts of a spear thrower, or atlatl; the foreshafts of darts that had stone tips; and the foreshafts of darts that were probably poisoned.