The purpose of Saturday's annual Alaska Atlatl Fun and Throw was not lost on 7-year-old David Schreyer. He and his dad spent the afternoon at the Alaska Native Heritage Center, where a parking lot ...

If you want to learn how ancient people hunted and defended themselves, attend World Atlatl Day at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park in Phoenix on Saturday, June 6. You'll find out ...

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 ...

The atlatl weapon can puncture vital organs in bison carcasses and travel so far through the body it protrudes from the other side. “Some prominent archaeologists are starting to become ...

Wagner used an atlatl to launch a long dart into the deer's side, hitting the creature solidly with the steel-tipped point. "When you have a deer right in front of you, you get a little bit ...

ADDISON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Chimney Point Atlatl Weekend kicks off on Friday. The Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison will be the site of the 29th Annual Northeastern Open Atlatl ...

Amphibian crossing, Chimney Point historic site, throwing the atlatl. Lawrence Pyne goes fishing for huge channel catfish on Lake Champlain. In Salisbury, Vt., volunteers help amphibians cross the ...

COLUMBIA — Gripping an atlatl made from his father’s old cherry tree, Eric Smith held his breath in the woods, motionless. He held up his arm, ready to pierce the heart of a deer with his ...