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 ...

Although many prehistoric points have been recovered in Wyoming, only two actual atlatls have been found. In 1952, George Frison, who would later become the first state archaeologist, found two ...

Archaeologists say it s the atlatl, a simple handheld device with which 5- to 8-foot arrow-like darts are hurled at speeds exceeding 100 mph. Of course, that was thousands of years ago when woolly ...

HOLTS SUMMIT - Long, wooden darts were flying across a rural Holts Summit pasture Saturday afternoon - hurled from an atlatl. The ancient throwing device was the "biggest step forward" for humanity, ...

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 ...