Stone Age people in Belgium were hunting with spear-throwers more than 30,000 years ago — the earliest known evidence of such a weapon in Europe, a new study suggests. After investigating more than ...

A new study has demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e. spear thrower) functions as an 'equalizer', a finding which supports women's potential active role as prehistoric hunters. A new study led by ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The ancient weapons include notched ends for the darts of a spear thrower, or atlatl; the ...

THE note in NATURE of November 19 (p. 66) recording the important discovery at Lake Patzcuaro, Mexico, of “a modern atlatl (not altatl, as misprinted) well worn and old-looking, accompanied with a gig ...

Stone arrowheads, produced through a process known as knapping, are a major focus of events like the Bald Eagle Knap-In Primitive Arts Festival held annually by the Susquehanna Valley Flint Knappers ...

Ancient, unusual and a tongue-twister — just a few words lawmakers are using to describe a prehistoric weapon that’s made its way onto the pages of proposed legislation at the state capitol. A ...