An iconic spear-throwing device likely wasn’t used by prehistoric hunters until around 10,000 years ago
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Archaeologists have long pictured prehistoric hunters taking down mammoths and other megafauna using the atlatl, a handheld spear-throwing device that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity and force when throwing darts. In particular, use of the atlatl was thought to be common in the Clovis culture in North America, which occurred roughly between 13,340 and […]