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 ...

Hendershott said using the atlatl is a way to connect with one’s ancestors since the tool was once widely used. It’s an acquired skill. which comes with a sense of accomplishment once a person learns ...

Brent Davis stood like an Ice Age hunter with his arm cocked and holding a flat, notched stick above his shoulder. The schoolteacher from Gypsum, Colo., paused for a moment before he took aim at a ...

Stone arrowheads, produced through a process known as knapping, are a major focus of events like the Bald Eagle Knap-In Primitive Arts Festival held annually by the Susquehanna Valley Flint Knappers ...

A summer series of Friday night informational and entertaining programs in northwestern Nebraska’s two state parks continues Friday, June 24 at Chadron State Park. Atlatls, ancient weapons that ...

Ancient, unusual and a tongue-twister — just a few words lawmakers are using to describe a prehistoric weapon that’s made its way onto the pages of proposed legislation at the state capitol. 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 ...