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

Other Ancestral Puebloans primarily hunted and foraged for their food, some using the bow and arrow, and others using an ancient spear-throwing technology called an atlatl.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 28, 2021

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

The young man reached over his shoulder and from the furred quiver slung on his back drew an atlatl lance and fitted it to his throwing stick, holding it ready.

From The Hohokam Dig by Pratt, Theodore