The Atlatl
The Atlatl is the official newsletter of the World Atlatl Association and is published 4 times a year: January, April, July, and October. Articles need to be submitted by the 15th of the month prior to publishing to get into the issue. Members should submit articles and information to the editor at:
Margie Takoch
710 Fernwood Road
Wintersville, OH 43953
theatlatl@1st.net
"Sand Dune Cave Atlatl" by John Whittaker, Phil Geib, Byl Bryce, and Chuck LaRue
"The Aztecs and the atlatl" by John Whittaker
Anne Feltovich, Grinnell College 2003 graduate,
demonstrates
percussion flaking to Pleasant
Run Middle School students
during a presentation on
“Hunting
with the Ancients: Stone Tools and the Atlatl.”
Archaeology Magazine interview with Celine Rainville of the Franklin Pierce University atlatl team.
"The European Round" by Douglas Bassett and Pascal Chauvaux'
"Weapon Trials: The Atlatl and Experiments in Hunting Technology" by John Whittaker
"A Brief Coverage of Atlatl Styles, Construction and Usage" by Jim Ray
"Atlatl Flex: Irrelevant" by John Whittaker and Andrew Maginniss
"ISAC Sport and Science" by John Whittaker and Kathryn Kamp
"Ancient Spearthrowers from the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture" by Chris Turnbow and Ronald Fields
"Atlatl Elbow: Anatomy and Archaeology" by John Whittaker
"Atlatl Hunting at Fallow Hollow" by Bob Berg
"The Atlatl’s Television Debut!" by Tom Mills
"Copper Tipped Darts" by Doug Miller
"Atlatl Hog Hunt on the Alapaha River" Or "Another Solution to Affording the Atkins Diet" by Bob Berg
"HOW Hard Does It Hit? A Revised Study of Atlatl and Dart Ballistics" by Daryl Hrdlicka
"Atlatl Weights" by Richard B. Lyons
"Atlatl Weights: Function and Classification" by William R. Perkins © 1993
"PVC Atlatl Design" by Bob Sizemore
"HOW TO AVOID ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES" by Leni Clubb & Judy Pritchard
"Straightening Georgia’s World Record Setting Cane" by Mark Bracken
"Target Backings for the ISAC" by Lloyd Pine
"Two Piece River Cane Darts" by Wayne Brian
"HOW Hard Does It Hit? A Revised Study of Atlatl and Dart Ballistics" by Daryl Hrdlicka
"Mid-Paleolithic Crisis" by John Whittaker
"Atlatl to Bow" By Richard B. Lyons
"ISAC Sport and Science" By John Whittaker and Kathryn Kamp
"HOW FAST DOES A DART GO?" By John Whittaker and Kathryn Kamp
"2007 ISAC Highlights from the Youth, Top 25 and Aggregate Record Books"
by Douglas Bassett
"Atlatl Elbow: Anatomy and Archaeology" By John Whittaker
"RABBIT HUNTING WITH AN ATLATL" By Bruce Sassmann
"PVC Atlatl Design" By Bob Sizemore
Here is a picture of some atlatls
sent in by George Miller of Pennsylvania
"Ancient Spearthrowers from the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/
Laboratory of Anthropology"
By Chris Turnbow and Ronald Fields
"Naqaq Hunters on the Yukon Delta" By Joseph Reeves
"Clovis Atlatls? Hemmings’ Evidence from Florida Rivers" By John Whittaker
"Atlatl From Peru" By Steve Barnett
"The Physics of the Atlatl: Flex: Irrelevant . . . or not
Nathan Steckel and Chris Vincent
"Discovery Channel Show" By Scott Van Arsdale
Atlatl Hog Hunt on the Alapaha River Or
Another Solution to Affording the Atkins Diet
By Bob Berg
Pictures of foreshaft by Emmanuel Demoulin and Pascal Chavaux
"Survival By Hunting: Prehistoric Human Predators and Animal Prey."
By George C. Frison.
"Hunting for Small Game with an Atlatl Is Now Legal in Missouri" By Ron Mertz
"Atlatl Artifacts at Indian Knoll" By John C. Whittaker
"Late Survival of Atlatls in the American Southwest?" By John Whittaker
"Target Backings for the ISAC" By Lloyd Pine
"Atlatl Use on Moche Pottery of Ancient Peru." By John Whittaker
How do you prevent that shoulder injury?
"My new hunting atlatl" - By Mark Bracken
"Atlatl 3-D Hunter!" By Tom Mills
"Hunting Small Game in Missouri" By Ray Madden
"The Atlatl’s Television Debut!" By Tom Mills
"The Williams Compound Elbow-Cam Atlatl" By Bill Tate
20th Anniversary World Atlatl Association Annual Meeting, Letchworth, NY