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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
Comparison of spur shapes – multiple sites
More information coming, check back later.
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