Prehistoric hunter-gatherers in Chile used a weapon called an atlatl to slaughter the wild ancestors of llamas and alpacas at ...

Despite a lack of archaeological evidence, the first North Americans have often been depicted hunting with spear-throwers, which are tools that can launch deadly spear points at high speeds. But now, ...

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 ...

Stone Age people in Belgium were hunting with spear-throwers more than 30,000 years ago — the earliest known evidence of such a weapon in Europe, a new study suggests. After investigating more than ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Cast of object in British Museum ...

THE note in NATURE of November 19 (p. 66) recording the important discovery at Lake Patzcuaro, Mexico, of “a modern atlatl (not altatl, as misprinted) well worn and old-looking, accompanied with a gig ...

Karl Hutchings, an archaeologist at Thompson Rivers University in Canada, holds a Clovis spear point. Despite a lack of archaeological evidence, the first North Americans have often been depicted ...