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Spear-thrower

A spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever, or atlatl is a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart or javelin throwing, and includes a bearing surface that allows the user to store energy during the throw.

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Design

History

Bâtons de commandement

Bian Jian ("Spear sling")

Modern times

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Spear-thrower

Nodes124
Edges123
Triples89
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016129
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Spear-thrower

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related to Competitions · 32
Spear-thrower → Addison, Atlatl, Bois D'Arc Primitive Skills, Cahokia Mounds State Historic, Championship, Chimney Point State Historic, Competitions, Events, Fire State Park, Fourteenth Annual Open Atlatl, Friday, Gathering, Illinois, In, International Standard Accuracy Competition, ISAC, Knap-in, Letchworth State Park, Missouri, Nevada
related to history · 28
Spear-thrower → Africa, At, Atlatl, BP, Clacton Spear, Combe Saunière, Dordogne, During, European, France, Homo, Ice Age, Improvements, In, It, Khoisan, Maasai, Magdalenian, Most, Mungo Man
related to Artistic designs · 7
Spear-thrower → Aztec, British Museum, Ehecatl, France, Many, Several Stone Age, The Aztec
related to Design · 7
Spear-thrower → Andean Altiplano, Another, Dart, Darts, Indigenous, Others, Some
related to Bian Jian ("Spear sling") · 5
Spear-thrower → Bian Jian, Chinese, It, Song, Whip
is a · 2
Spear-thrower → long-range weapon and can readily impart speeds of over 150 km/h, low-mass
see also · 1
Spear-thrower → AmentumAztec

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atlatl spear dart use used throwing thrower user hunting citation needed spear-throwers known also culture atlatls arrow weapon woomera stone

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Spear-throweris alow-mass0.90text
Spear-throweris along-range weapon and can readily impart speeds of over 150 km/h0.90text
thong loops to fit the fingersinstance ofDesignSpear-thrower designs may include improvements0.80text
the use of flexible shafts or stone balance weightsinstance ofDesignSpear-thrower designs may include improvements0.80text
the Maasaiinstance ofPeoples0.80text
Khoisan throw spears without any aidsinstance ofPeoples0.80text
but the use of atlatls in hunting is limited in comparison to spears because the animal must be closeinstance ofPeoples0.80text
already immobile.During the Ice Ageinstance ofPeoples0.80text
the atlatl was used by humans to hunt megafaunainstance ofPeoples0.80text
Spear-throwerrelated to Artistic designsSeveral Stone Age0.60section
Spear-throwerrelated to Artistic designsBritish Museum0.60section
Spear-throwerrelated to Artistic designsFrance0.60section

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