Wagner, from Truxton, Missouri, in Lincoln County, may be the first woman in modern Missouri history to successfully kill a deer with the ancient atlatl hunting tool. Missouri is one of three states ...

A few dozen enthusiasts of ancient hunting tools participated in the Northeast Open Atlatl Championship in Addison, Vermont ...

Mammoth hunting in Montana is not for the faint of heart. This past weekend, with temperatures hovering at 100 degrees, about two dozen atlatl enthusiasts from across the United States convened near ...

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 ...

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 ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — An ancient weapon that was apparently used as early as prehistoric times to slay woolly mammoths may soon be added to the arsenals of Pennsylvania hunters. The state Game Commission ...

12-year-old Ava Nolf of Clinton, Connecticut practices throwing an atlatl during the Northeastern Atlatl Championship in Addison, Vt. on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart) ...

ADDISON, Vt. (AP) — 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 ...