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 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 ...

THE note in NATURE of November 19 (p. 66) recording the important discovery at Lake Patzcuaro, Mexico, of “a modern atlatl (not altatl, as misprinted) well worn and old-looking, accompanied with ...

"A person came to the back of the cave and went through their hunting gear piece by piece: 'This is good. This is not good. I need to remake this leather pouch a little bit.' And then went on ...

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 ...

Dawn Wagner of Truxton, Mo., heard the bamboo dart, propelled with more accuracy and speed by the atlatl, whoosh through the air. She saw it connect, just missing the “double lung” shot ...

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 ...