The atlatl is not just a fun word to say, it's a tool that predates the bow and arrow. Pronounced aht-laht-l, the atlatl is an ancient tool to throw spear-like darts believed to have been around for ...

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 ...

HOLTS SUMMIT - Long, wooden darts were flying across a rural Holts Summit pasture Saturday afternoon - hurled from an atlatl. The ancient throwing device was the "biggest step forward" for humanity, ...

Atlatl events As part of Vermont Archaeology Month, the Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison will host several atlatl-related events. Atlatl workshop Sept. 21 from noon to 5 p.m. Atlatl ...

During the first century, a hunter-gatherer crafted a spear-shaped dart thrower and two wooden darts. Eventually, the weapons ended up in a cave in Mexico — and that’s where they stayed for close to 1 ...

The ancient saber-toothed tiger is bent over, guarding a carcass of a horned bull. About 20 yards away, Bob Sizemore surveys his target. Sizemore lifts a curved piece of wood half the length of his ...

Pointed wooden darts propelled by an atlatl are capable of penetrating the hide of an elephant from close range. Average penetration of 5 cm is probably not sufficient to bring about the swift demise ...

From her spot inside her family's 106-year-old barn, Dawn Wagner watched a young spike buck approach an apple tree 13 yards away. Heart racing, she took careful aim and did what ancient hunters did 20 ...

St. Charles, Mo. – Missouri is a great place to hunt deer. In fact, it's a place that makes it possible to harvest a trophy 15-point buck only four months after taking up one of hunting's most ...