Frederick Prohm, 12, uses an atlatl during a “Primitive Skills: Introduction to Atlatl” class Sept. 17, 2022, at Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery in Branson.

The atlatl itself refers to a short handle, 18 to 24 inches long, that has a hook at one end to attach the wooden dart, tipped with a pointed rock, bone or antler. The atlatls often have finger grips.

Scott Jones is one of the nation's top experts on primitive technology - the tools used by humans and human ancestors tens of thousands, even millions of years ago. He's intensely interested in thi… ...

Ancient native skills like knapping stone arrowheads and throwing darts with atlatls were on display during the the Bald Eagle Knap-In Primitive Arts Festival held annually by the Susquehanna ...

While it may seem primitive, it was quite advanced for its time. "Nobody knows for sure when the atlatl came into use, but we know it was in use 13,000 years ago in America, at least," Gill said.

The 7-foot-long shaft is made of Missouri-native river cane he cut and straightened; the bannerstone weight he handcarved himself. Throwing the primitive dart from his self-carved atlatl, Jerry ...

Today, as the owner of Hunt Primitive, Gill spends most of his waking hours building self bows and atlatls and crafting wooden arrows, spears, and knives tipped with stone points he knaps by hand ...

People experienced what it’s like to throw atlatls and tomahawks and to shoot primitive bows and arrows during the annual ...

Madden and other primitive hunting enthusiasts will get their chance at deer this hunting season, after the Missouri Conservation Department authorized its first-ever atlatl hunting season.

He updates his website for Gone Feral School of Primitive and Traditional Outdoor Skills on a laptop, but says that “a day in the woods is a good day.” He’s a modern-day caveman who wants to ...

Kevin Dogg, of Ottumwa, Iowa, makes an atlatl throw during demonstration day Friday for the 22nd annual World Atlatl Contest and Endurance Challenge at Valley of Fire State Park.