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 ...
WALNUT CREEK — Just before sunset three nights a week, Bruce and DeAnne Weidman can be seen engaging in target practice at the Sugarloaf Open Space homestead, throwing darts to the curiosity of trail ...
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 ...
From her spot inside her family's 106-year-old barn, Dawn Wagner watched a young spike buck approach an apple tree 13 yards away. Heart racing, she took careful aim and did what ancient hunters did 20 ...
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 ...
In the course of poking around the Internet, I found a scattering of Montana atlatl enthusiasts, including one guy from Manhattan who calls himself “Atlatl Bob.” Known to his mom as Bob Perkins, ...
AUSTIN — Squinting into the late afternoon sun, I saw my target, frozen in place and watching my every move. I gently reached back and then flicked my arm forward, snapping my wrist like a ...
From her spot inside her family's 106-year-old barn, Dawn Wagner watched a young spike buck approach an apple tree 13 yards away. Heart racing, she took careful aim and did what ancient hunters did 20 ...