Step into the stories of the past and explore the beauty of the present at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston throughout June. Weekly events offer engaging, ...

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.

Zelia Nuttall on “The Atlatl or Spear-Thrower of the Ancient Mexicans,” published this summer in the third number of the first volume of the “Ethnographical and Ethnological Papers of the ...

Spears work better when thrown from a height, but a surprising study finds the same does not apply to weapons launched from an atlatl (spear thrower). This could explain the apparent non-adoption ...

21. An atlatl is an ancient spear-throwing tool that predates the bow and arrow and was used by Indigenous people all over the world for hunting. It’s a rod-like device with a handle on one end and a ...

A spear thrower is a simple tool that allows the user to throw a spear further than by hand alone. It is a small length of wood with a hook in the end that fits into a notch in the back of the spear.

Spear-throwers, or atlatls ... weapons had shown that each projectile weapon type — thrown spear, atlatl dart and arrow — bent in different ways during flight, which resulted in distinctive ...

An atlatl, also known as a spear-thrower, is an ancient tool used to increase the speed and distance of projectiles, such as darts or spears. With these 13 simple steps, you can learn how to make your ...

and learn how to craft a traditional atlatl, or spear thrower. The class runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 21. Please bring a sack lunch, as a period for lunch will be provided.

BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Shanghai--Phase II of the ATLATL Beijing International Innovation Center (referred to as "Beijing ATLATL"), located in the Zhongguancun Life Science Park, has officially ...