An ancient hunting tool is taking center stage at the Chimney Point State Historic Site this weekend as competitors gather for the 31st annual Northeastern Atlatl Championship. An atlatl is an ancient ...

Celine Thouin learned a lot as a student at Franklin Pierce University, and one of the skills she has held onto the longest is how to use an ancient spear-throwing tool. She got to share that skill ...

Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village outside Avella will host two special programs Saturday, offering visitors the opportunity to experience prehistoric technology in action and explore one of ...

AVELLA – Douglas Bassett is the Michael Jordan of the atlatl world. He has won numerous competitions, including five world championships, using the atlatl, a spear-thrower utilized by prehistoric ...

Brent Davis stood like an Ice Age hunter with his arm cocked and holding a flat, notched stick above his shoulder. The schoolteacher from Gypsum, Colo., paused for a moment before he took aim at a ...

Have you ever heard of an atlatl? It is an ancient tool that uses leverage to allow a spear to be thrown faster and further. It is a lot like the... Oct 10, 2014 — Have you ever heard of an atlatl? It ...

First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, formerly known as Ulm Pishkun State Park, will host the eighth annual atlatl competition Friday through Sunday. The atlatl is a throwing stick that increases the ...

WALNUT CREEK — Just before sunset three nights a week, Bruce and DeAnne Weidman can be seen engaging in target practice at the Sugarloaf Open Space homestead, throwing darts to the curiosity of trail ...