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 ...

For thousands of years, prehistoric hunters across western North America relied on the atlatl, a powerful dart-throwing device, to take down their prey. However, a recent comprehensive study reveals ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 1,900-year-old atlatl was discovered in a cave in Mexico. (Photograph by Jesús E. Medina V / INEH) When four amateur cavers ...

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 ...

Learn how ancient weapons show when the bow and arrow replaced the atlatl, and why the transition played out differently ...

The bow and arrow only arrived in western North America 1,400 years ago, according to a recent dating of over a hundred ...

This series of four images shows UW Assistant Professor Randy Haas successfully using an atlatl while carrying his son, Hank, on his back. The lower image shows the atlatl and dart Haas used during ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Mammoth hunting in Montana is not for the faint of heart. This past weekend, with temperatures hovering at 100 degrees, about two dozen atlatl enthusiasts from across the United States convened near ...

People in North America adopted the bow and arrow as replacement weapons for the dart and atlatl about 1,400 years ago, ...

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 ...