12-year-old Ava Nolf of Clinton, Connecticut practices throwing an atlatl during the Northeastern Atlatl Championship in Addison, Vt. on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart) ...

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 ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Tech students put their kinesiology lessons into action this fall by learning to throw an atlatl, an ancient spear-throwing tool, and tackling other hands-on movement ...

This slender device has just allowed a social studies teacher to throw a dart about as far as a college champion can throw a javelin. Some atlatl enthusiasts have tested the limits of the device, ...

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 ...