A device for throwing a spear or dart that consists of a rod or board with a projection (such as a hook) at the rear end to hold the weapon in place until released. In Australia it is called a woomerah.
An Aztec spear thrower is called an atlatl. It is a tool used to increase the velocity and distance of a thrown spear by providing leverage for the thrower.
They used Adz and Atlatls
The Olmecs used spears, atlatls (spear thowers), and clubs.
The nomadic Paleo-Indians were the first inhabitants in Iowa. They were big-game hunters who hunted giant bison and mammoths using atlatls (spear-throwing sticks).
The Nez Perce were fierce warriors that used bows and arrows, knives, war spears and leather shields as their weapons. They had a type of launcher for the spears called a atlatls.
Native people used a variety of tools for hunting, such as spears, bows and arrows, slings, traps, and atlatls. These tools were usually made from materials found in their environment, such as wood, bone, and sharpened stones.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern ----TLS. That is, seven letter words with 5th letter T and 6th letter L and 7th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: atlatls peyotls shtetls
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern --LA-LS. That is, seven letter words with 3rd letter L and 4th letter A and 6th letter L and 7th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: atlatls
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern ---ATLS. That is, seven letter words with 4th letter A and 5th letter T and 6th letter L and 7th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: atlatls
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern A-L--LS. That is, seven letter words with 1st letter A and 3rd letter L and 6th letter L and 7th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: atlatls
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern AT---LS. That is, seven letter words with 1st letter A and 2nd letter T and 6th letter L and 7th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: atabals atlatls
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern ATL-T--. That is, seven letter words with 1st letter A and 2nd letter T and 3rd letter L and 5th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: atlatls