Frederick Prohm, 12, uses an atlatl during a “Primitive Skills: Introduction to Atlatl” class Sept. 17, 2022, at Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery in Branson.

An atlatl 'acts as an extension of your arm' Atlatls are not toys, Poe emphasized. They are a spear-thrower for darts. When you load your atlatl with a dart, the throw can be instinctive.

Type-one atlatl grips (536816 and 536815) in the hands of the lead author (figure by the authors). Credit: Antiquity (2019). DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2019.172 ...

Also called a throwing board or a nuqaq, the atlatl dates back to the Ice Age and is believed to have been used 20,000 years ago in some parts of the world and as many as 15,000 years ago in ...

The 10,000-year-old atlatl dart was discovered in a melting patch of ice high in the Rocky Mountains close to Yellowstone National Park. The dart was made from a birch sapling and still carried ...

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 ...

You'll find out about the atlatl, a weapon used by ancient people across the globe, including those who lived in the Southwest more than 27,000 years ago. It predates the bow and arrow.