The spear-thrower was an important part of life, hunting, and religion in the ancient Andes. The earliest known spear-thrower of the South Americas had a proximal handle piece and is commonly referred to as an estólica in Spanish references to indigenous Andean culture [citation needed]. Estólica and atlatl are therefore synonymous terms.

2024年10月7日 · An atlatl (pronounced atul-atul or aht-LAH-tul) is the name used primarily by American scholars for a spear thrower, a hunting tool that was invented at least as long ago as the Upper Paleolithic period in Europe.

In Nahuatl, Atlatl means “spear thrower”. The use of the tool, however, dates far before the Aztec Empire (1345 – 1521 AD). It was used at least 17,000 years ago during Europe’s Upper Paleolithic era. Other examples of the Atlatl have been …

Atlatl, or spear-throwers, are long-range weapons that were used by Native Americans to throw spears, called darts, with power and accuracy. The Atlatl is made from a hollowed-out shaft with a cup at the end that holds a dart in place and propels it forward. [ 16 ]

2003年11月29日 · The word “atlatl” is the Aztec word for spear thrower. Our history in North America was greatly affected by the Native Central Americans’ use of the atlatl. Bernal Diaz’s account of the conquest of New Spain, what is now Mexico, talked extensively of the use of atlatls by the natives, both those on the side of Montezuma and those who ...

The atlatl or spear thrower enabled Archaic hunters to throw their spears with great force. The atlatl appeared in Illinois at least 10,000 years ago (8,000 B.C.). The handle with its hooked tip had the effect of lengthening the throwing arm, allowing Archaic hunters to throw their spears harder and more accurately from greater distances.

2017年8月8日 · What is an atlatl? An atlatl, or spear-thrower, is a wooden or bone stick with a hook on one end that you can use to throw a spear farther than you could throw it without using an atlatl. Who invented the atlatl? People began using atlatls in Europe during the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age, around 17,000 BC.

In recent times, spear throwers have been used by native peoples in Australia, New Guinea, South America, and the Arctic.

2023年11月14日 · In America, the Aztecs used the spear thrower and called it the atlatl in their language, whose construction differs somewhat from the spear throwers on the other continents, as a weapon of war. Spear throwers can also be found in the iconography of the Inca, Wari, Tiwanaku, and Moche.

2021年11月17日 · In 1836, Charles Darwin described aborigines using a “throwing-stick” to launch a “spear” at a target thirty yards away. The target was hit “with the rapidity of an arrow from a practised archer.” Almost 50 years later, Otis Mason described Inuit using “throwing sticks”. Bow and arrow were also used by these people.