Newswise — 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) ...

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 Willis Carey Wing of the Cashmere Museum in Cashmere, Washington includes an exhibit entitled Primitive Weapons which features the atlatl and the bow. The atlatl is a wooden shaft—often about 18” ...

For decades, archaeologists have assumed that members of the Palaeoindian Clovis culture used a weapon called an atlatl to hunt mammoth and other beasts. However, new research indicates that the ...

The Wapsi River Environmental Education Center hosted a workshop on how to use an atlatl, an ancient hunting weapon used to ...

POCATELLO — After attending a 50-year-plus reunion for Pocatello High School last weekend, Dr. Richard Howard spent some time with the real ancient past — a weapon called an atlatl. The atlatl was a ...

SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Like a pitcher preparing for the perfect fastball, Ron Mertz firmly planted his feet, squared his shoulders, aimed at his target and launched his dart. He missed the wild boar ...

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 ...