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 ...

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 ...

In conjunction with archaeology week, Bob Perkins of Manhattan will give a demonstration and lecture from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the soccer field east of the World Museum of Mining. Perkins' ...

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO—An atlatl and two wooden darts have been recovered from a remote room in central Mexico’s Cueva del Tesoro, or Treasure Cave, according to a Newsweek report. Some modified logs ...

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 ...

The purpose of Saturday's annual Alaska Atlatl Fun and Throw was not lost on 7-year-old David Schreyer. He and his dad spent the afternoon at the Alaska Native Heritage Center, where a parking lot was ...