A new study led by Archaeologist Michelle Bebber, Ph.D., an assistant professor in Kent State University’s Department of Anthropology, has demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e. spear thrower) functions ...
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An iconic spear-throwing device likely wasn't used by prehistoric hunters until around 10,000 years ago
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 ...
PABLO - Back in January, upon hearing that Thompson Falls Sen. Greg Hinkle had proposed a new state law that would legalize the use of atlatls for big-game hunting, I sent a note to my editor, ...
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 ...
A recent experimental study led by Kent State University and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History suggests that hunting from elevated positions significantly increases the performance of thrown ...
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 ...
Most visitors to the Archaeology Fair on Saturday will never need to use their newly-found skills of throwing with an atlatl or describing a moose in sign language. But if event director Gwendolyn ...
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) ...
A new study led by archaeologist Michelle Bebber, Ph.D., an assistant professor in Kent State University's Department of Anthropology, has demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e., spear thrower) functions ...
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