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 ...

WHEN RYAN GILL was 13, his father gave him a stave—or long stick—from a black locust tree, along with a single wood rasp. By the time his dad got home from work that evening, Gill was standing over 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 hunter stepped back in time when he decided to take on the challenge of harvesting an alligator with a stone age weapon known as an atlatl. "I've been kind of interested my entire life," said Ryan ...

MDC Educator Jordan Poe shows how to load an atlatl before throwing a dart at a target during a “Primitive Skills: Introduction to Atlatl” class.

Should a mammoth or any other prehistoric or imaginary creature wander into the Fromm's backyard in Great Falls, Nolan, 10, and Aidan, 7, are ready. The boys have been practicing with their atlatls n ...