show that prehistoric people were hunting there with spear-throwers between 28,000 and 31,000 years ago; and that they apparently preferred these to other types of projectile weapons, such as ...

We use what we know about these prehistoric spear-throwers and their weapons as a basis for finding out more about them and their culture." ...

These prehistoric spear-thrower tools are known as atlatl. "There was definitely a rush of adrenaline when we found them," said project director Steve Moragne, who discovered two of the three ...

Reviewing the evolution of prehistoric hunting ... years ago more complex hunting systems like the bow and arrow and spear thrower, were used regularly by Homo Sapiens." "At the end of the ...

This strong correlation provides the oldest direct evidence yet of spear-thrower use in Europe. The breakthrough forensic technique is helping trace the real history of long-range hunting technologies ...

“The oldest item found so far, a spear-thrower called an atlatl ... Most artifacts from prehistoric times are made of stone, and these tools are much more commonly found. James David Kilby ...

These included projectile points – tools that were likely used to tip lightweight spears thrown with an atlatl (also called a spear thrower). The authors argue that such projectile points were ...

Ancient, unusual and a tongue-twister — just a few words lawmakers are using to describe a prehistoric weapon ... people use what’s essentially a spear-thrower to hunt deer in Iowa.

Hurling spear-thrower projectiles at archery targets ... "That said, we should always be cautious when assigning functions to prehistoric artifacts — there's always the chance that we may ...

Annemieke Milks has previously received research funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, The Leakey Foundation, and The Wenner-Gren Foundation. For a long time, it was assumed that ...