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 ...

MDC Educator Jordan Poe shows how to load an atlatl before throwing a dart at a target during a “Primitive Skills: Introduction to Atlatl” class.

Celine Thouin learned a lot as a student at Franklin Pierce University, and one of the skills she has held onto the longest is how to use an ancient spear-throwing tool. She got to share that skill ...

Victoria College hosted its fifth annual on Thursday Atlatl Turkey Shoot, giving students and the public the chance to learn how to throw with Atlatls. There are two components to the atlatl shoot, a ...

On Sept. 8, Carroll College’s “Introduction to Native American Studies” class taught by Laura Marsh, a compliance officer for the Montana Historical Society, acquired a new but ancient skill: throwing ...

Atlatl workshop Sept. 21 from noon to 5 p.m. Atlatl experts Bob and Cheryll Berg of Thunderbird Atlatl teach traditional and modern techniques of atlatl and dart construction, flint knapping, hafting ...

In what would become Wyoming, the use of atlatls began 13,000 years ago and continued up until about 1,500 years ago, when it was replaced by the bow and arrow. Wyoming is a particularly rich source ...