12-year-old Ava Nolf of Clinton, Connecticut practices throwing an atlatl during the Northeastern Atlatl Championship in Addison, Vt. on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart) ...

This slender device has just allowed a social studies teacher to throw a dart about as far as a college champion can throw a javelin. Some atlatl enthusiasts have tested the limits of the device, ...

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 ...

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 ...