Archaeologists have long pictured prehistoric hunters taking down mammoths and other megafauna using the atlatl, a handheld spear-throwing device that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity and force when throwing darts. In particular, use of the atlatl was thought to be common in the Clovis ...

Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-06-iconic-spear-device-wasnt-prehistoric.html)

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