June 14: Meadowcroft Atlatl Competition — Beginners are invited to try the atlatl, a spear-thrower used by prehistoric hunters, and watch some of the world’s best competitors from the World ...

There are at least four prehistoric devices that can use lithic points. One would be the thrusting spear, which is a weapon of direct ... with the aid of a dart thrower (also known as atlatl) or ...

This rare collection, discovered deep within a Texas cave, provides invaluable insights into the resourcefulness of prehistoric people ... a remarkable assortment of tools—ranging from spear shafts ...

The ancient weapons include notched ends for the darts of a spear thrower ... pronghorns were one of the main prey animals for the prehistoric hunters who occupied the rock shelter.

To kill an animal remotely, prehistoric hunters would have had to ... which means researchers have precious few examples of these ancient spears to work with. “We have a few wooden spears ...

Radiocarbon dating reveals a transition in hunting technology from spear-thrower to bow-and-arrow around 1,200 years ago. The best preserved pair of prehistoric skis in the world was discovered in ...

Eren himself is a master flint-knapper, deftly producing all manner of Stone Age blades from chert ... Frison famously went to Zimbabwe and threw spears tipped with Clovis points into (dead ...

There is direct evidence that prehistoric humans were killing megafauna ... and mastodon skeletons have been discovered with stone spear points amongst their bones. Other animals hunted include ...

Spears work better when thrown from a height, but a surprising study finds the same does not apply to weapons launched from an atlatl (spear thrower ... spears found at Paleolithic sites.

Gill launches a spear with an atlatl. The thrower, in his right hand, is little more than a stick, but it acts as a lever that adds power. It has a triangular spur that fits perfectly into the ...

The basic chronology — Stone Age to Bronze Age to ... She tested the spears’ external ballistics by enlisting six trained male javelin throwers, aged 18 to 34, to heave replicas at hay bales ...