Thunderbird Atlatl makes a wide variety of different atlatls. Below you’ll find all of our spear-throwers and darts, and an explanation of their unique characteristics. All of these atlatls w…
Detail from a previous photos. I love the yucca with the atlatl stem. Butler Wash.
by Todd Walker Somewhere down your family tree a spear-thrower used a simple, two-piece weapon to bring home the bacon... or wooly mammoth... or mastodon. Ancient atlatls have been discovered on every continent except Antarctica. What's an atlatl? A simple dart-throwing stick with a handle on one end and spur (male end) or socket (female end) on the other end. The dart,…
Leather looped through the holes and tied
Providing a much-needed check on mythopoeic archaeological inference, but also on occasion commenting on the important discoveries of the day. Every effort is made to keep the invective to a dull roar. Best plug your ears!
Spear throwers improve a spear's range and thrust. The spear was placed against the stone pivot and hurled using the thumb rest, carved as a figure with a skeletal chest, back-bent head, and a severed human head at its rear. This figure, frequent in art, is not well understood, but its appearance here suggests a connection to death. The shaft's carving makes clever use of the bone's marrow cavity.
by Todd Walker Atlatl Series (Part I) - Ancient Atlatls: How to Make a Down-N-Dirty Spear-Thrower Having built an atlatl in Part I, you now need to make a straight stick to launch. In this tutorial, we will make river cane atlatl darts from scratch. Even if you haven't made an atlatl, primitive archery enthusiasts can use…
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Atlatls
4TEH58 and points made by Ishi at the museum (from Shackley 2001:705).
These are images of one of the atlatls I have made. In the coming days I will post more photos of current atlat and dart projects, includin...
One of my favourite Atlatls is the Lovelock Cave Atlatl. I made this Atlatl a few years ago using modern tools including a Mora knife, a small carving knive, a flex gouge chisel and sandpaper. The …
Atlatl & Darts: Atlatls and darts are items that are easy to make, pretty much anyone can knock one up in a relatively short time - But... there is a big difference between a stick with a hook and a well crafted Atlatl!! For more information on How To visit; www.no…
Humans have been visiting Russell Cave in northeast Alabama since about the time its limestone roof collapsed creating an entrance around 10,000 years ago. A timeline of human invention was preserved in the floor of this hunting camp for millennia, from atlatls to bows, pottery to pump drills. The park rangers were the friendliest we…
