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  • General
    • What is an atlatl and how does it work?
    • History of the Atlatl and Advances in Weapon Technology
    • The Deeper Meaning of Atlatl
    • The Atlatl in Education and Research
    • Tips for Running Effective Public Demonstrations
    • A note about the artifact trade
  • Specifics
    • Atlatl Flex Follows Form in Reproduced Basketmaker Systems
    • Atlatl Weights: A function of preference for specific gripping and throwing techniques
    • Flexible Atlatls Caught in Slow Motion (with video)
    • Function of added weights in throwing dynamics of the “Floating grip”: Added weight as modifier of effective dart-spine
  • Artifacts and Replications
    • Broken Roof Cave, Cist 1, Arizona
    • Ceremonial Cave, Texas
    • Chavez Cave, New Mexico
    • Comparison of spur shapes – multiple sites
    • Hogup Cave, Utah
    • Huck Atlatl, Utah?
    • Hyde Atlatl, Grand Gulch, Utah
    • Kinboko Canyon, Burial Cave 1, Cist 10, Arizona
    • Kramer Cave (site 26WA196), Nevada
    • Nicolarson Cave (site NV-Wa-197), Nevada
    • Ozark Bluff-dweller, Alred Shelter, Arkansas
    • Spring Creek Cave (site 48WA1), Wyoming
    • Tsegi Canyon Cave 2 or 3, Arizona
    • Tularosa Cave, New Mexico
    • White Dog Cave, Arizona
  • Resources
    • Atlatls and darts of the Harvard Peabody Museum, dimensions
    • Books and publications by Justin
    • Distribution of Atlatls in North America
    • North American Atlatl Artifact List and Dart Mainshaft Materials List
    • Publications by Devin
    • Slow-Motion Atlatl Videos
    • Whittaker’s Annotated Atlatl Bibliography, 2019
  • Modern Sport
    • Fishing with Traditional Atlatl equipment
    • Takedown Darts: Modern use and ancient context
    • The Persistence Hunter’s Challenge; reviving an ancient atlatl hunting technique
  • How-tos
    • Basketmakeratlatl.com instructional videos
    • Making a Basketmaker Atlatl Dart Using Modern Tools
    • Making a Rivercane Atlatl Dart
    • Making a Simple Cross-peg Atlatl
    • Making a willow dart with stone tools (video)
    • Making California Stone Atlatl Spurs
    • Ray’s Lumber Yard Basket Maker Darts
    • The art and science of willow coppicing
  • Contact, and site info

Resources

Atlatls and Darts of the Harvard Peabody Museum, dimensions

Distribution of Atlatls in North America

North American Atlatl Artifact List and Dart Mainshaft Matierals List

Whittaker’s Annotated Atlatl Bibliography

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