The British Museum's Aztec atlatl is one of their most famous Mesoamerican objects, yet it has not been studied as a weapon in light of
Incidentally, the Aztecs were the highest civilization to have used the spear-thrower In the Caribbean, Las Casas, Chanca and Cuneo, as eyewitnesses of
Throwing a 'dart' with an atlatl Note lever action Aztec Atlatl, British Museum Broken Roof Cave atlatl replica by D Pettigrew
28 mar 2017 · particular, atlatl darts and arrows shot from a bow are often compared “The Aztec Atlatl in the British Museum
support as I threw atlatl darts at a hay bale in our backyard for the better part indicate that Aztec and other indigenous peoples used the atlatl for
The word atlatl comes from the Aztecs, who used atlatls against Spanish conquistadors because of the weapon's penetrating power over the bow and arrow
As is well known to ethnologists, the use of the atlatl, or spear thrower, still persists on Lake Patzcuaro The term "atlatl" is, of course, an Aztec word
Cave atlatl is one, as indicated previously, was the principal weapon of warfare among Aztec warriors, as weU as the armies of the Incas of
Terms: Atlatl: Aztec term for spearthrower Dart: spear thrown by a spearthrower Dimple: depression in rear of dart shaft (called nock in diagram below)