By dating 136 preserved organic weapons, researchers have now estimated the bow and arrow arrived in North America about ...

A petroglyph from Newspaper Rock, a site along Indian Creek in southeastern Utah. The rock includes images from cultures dating from 1,500 years ago to much more recent times. Credit: David ...

For thousands of years, prehistoric hunters across western North America relied on the atlatl, a powerful dart-throwing device, to take down their prey. However, a recent comprehensive study reveals ...

No doubt some people are already thinking about the vegetable seeds they’ll be planting this spring in their backyard plots. David Stuart, an Albuquerque ethno-anthropologist, has completed about six ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Tech students put their kinesiology lessons into action this fall by learning to throw an atlatl, an ancient spear-throwing tool, and tackling other hands-on movement ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Montana Tech kinesiology students practiced with prehistoric atlatl weapons to learn proper shoulder movement and understand ...

BUTTE - The prehistoric weapon known as an atlatl, and some Montana Tech students were learning to throw these so they could understand the mechanics of using this ancient weapon. “Oh, it’s such a fun ...

Researchers believe that some weapons found at the Par-Tee site in Oregon, USA were purposely made for little hands to train children and youth life skills. These weapons for children were carefully ...

SANDY LAKE – With her hand tightly gripping the handle, Hannah Bilbro fiercely gazed at the target 50 yards ahead. Bilbro was ready. This was her moment. The atlatl in her hand was armed with a spear.

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