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 ...
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The bow arrived strikingly late in western North America—and hunters didn’t adopt it the same way
The bow and arrow only arrived in western North America 1,400 years ago, according to a recent dating of over a hundred ...
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 ...
Learn how ancient weapons show when the bow and arrow replaced the atlatl, and why the transition played out differently ...
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 ...
A study clarifies the date of an important technological milestone: the adoption of the bow and arrow in western North ...
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 ...
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 ...
People in North America adopted the bow and arrow as replacement weapons for the dart and atlatl about 1,400 years ago, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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