Despite a lack of archaeological evidence, the first North Americans have often been depicted hunting with spear-throwers, which are tools that can launch deadly spear points at high speeds. But now, ...
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These 5,000-year-old spear-throwers are the oldest in the Andes and may have been used to hunt ancient llama ancestors
Prehistoric hunter-gatherers in Chile used a weapon called an atlatl to slaughter the wild ancestors of llamas and alpacas at ...
A new study has demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e. spear thrower) functions as an 'equalizer', a finding which supports women's potential active role as prehistoric hunters. A new study led by ...
Stone Age people in Belgium were hunting with spear-throwers more than 30,000 years ago — the earliest known evidence of such a weapon in Europe, a new study suggests. After investigating more than ...
According to the researchers, they re-discovered the technology independently in the Americas. It might not seem like the most parsimonious explanation at first glance, but spear-throwing technology ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Cast of object in British Museum ...
Smithsonian scientists used 3D technology to help revive the ancient Tlingit Shee aan. Eric Hollinger & Nick Partridge Four views of a Shee aan. SI Catalog #E7899. (Brittany M. Hance, Smithsonian) The ...
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