atlatl

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In another study published last month, researchers tested how males and females used an atlatl, a common prehistoric hunting weapon.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2023

In portraits carved on stone monuments there, the new king, named Yax Nuun Ayiin, holds an atlatl, a spearthrower used by Teotihuacan warriors, and wears a Teotihuacan-style headdress adorned with tassels.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 27, 2020

That said, Mr. Ellis sold his star piece — an 18th-century Alaskan wood atlatl, or throwing board — to a New York collector during the first few hours of the preview on March 9.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2017

One time, to better understand if paleo-Indian hunters could kill a mammoth with an atlatl, he conducted an unusual experiment.

From Washington Times • May 30, 2015

Spears and darts were often thrown with a wooden stick or hurler called an atlatl.

From American Indians by Starr, Frederick