AVELLA – Visitors of all ages and skill levels are invited to try their hand at using the atlatl, a spear-thrower used by prehistoric hunters, at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village’s ...

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 ...

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WATERVILLE -- Little Pine State Park will have programs on "Atlatls" on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Join the park staff as they educate you on a weapon which pre-dates the bow and arrow. The ...

Archaeologists have long pictured prehistoric hunters taking down mammoths and other megafauna using the atlatl, a handheld spear-throwing device that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity and ...

New research is forcing archaeologists to confront an inconvenient truth about atlatls, a weapon that's been linked to Clovis hunters for decades despite the dearth of evidence. Reading time 3 minutes ...

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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 ...

The retreat of snowfields and glaciers across North America has revealed stunning ancient artifacts, such as an 11,500-year-old atlatl dart recovered in the Beartooth Mountains in 2007. In the ...

The atlatl and the bow are both prehistoric in age, but the atlatl preceded the bow in use. The atlatl (pronounced “ott-lottle”) is a throwing stick with a hook at one end that is used to increase ...