A spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever, or atlatl (pronounced /ˈætlætəl/ or /ˈɑːtlɑːtəl/; Nahuatl ahtlatl [ˈaʔt͡ɬat͡ɬ]) is a tool that uses leverage to... 36 KB (4,092 words) - 19:27, 20 April 2024 |
Javelin (redirect from Throwing spear) However, devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower in achieving greater distances, such as spear-throwers or the amentum. A warrior or soldier armed primarily... 25 KB (3,113 words) - 04:14, 22 February 2024 |
The Mammoth spear thrower is a spear thrower in the form of a mammoth, discovered at the "Montastruc rock shelter" in Bruniquel, France. It is from the... 3 KB (348 words) - 10:40, 6 December 2023 |
Perforated baton (section The spear thrower hypothesis) fletched spear was used. To use the bâton percé as a spear thrower, a length of cord is attached to the spear, near the middle of the spear. Leather would... 14 KB (1,850 words) - 15:05, 30 April 2024 |
Dart Glaive Halberd Javelin Kontos Lance Naginata Pike Pilum Polearm Spear thrower Woomera Xyston The Handbook Of The SAS And Elite Forces. How The Professionals... 49 KB (6,131 words) - 04:48, 3 May 2024 |
Amentum (section Throwing technique) also increased the effective length of the throwing arm, as does a spear-thrower, so enhanced speed. It is very similar to the Swiss arrow. The javelin... 4 KB (537 words) - 21:26, 4 May 2024 |
Swiss arrow (category Throwing weapons) fletching. It is very similar to an amentum and uses the same throwing principle as a spear-thrower. The arrow shaft is made from wood. A slit is cut at one... 2 KB (367 words) - 03:22, 16 August 2023 |
but throwing sticks are thrown horizontally. Spear-thrower (atlatl) – also called a throwing stick Boomerang – closely related to advanced throwing sticks... 5 KB (637 words) - 01:13, 5 January 2024 |
not far from its findspot. It is a carved and engraved fragment of a spear-thrower made of reindeer antler. It depicts the 10.5 cm figure of a bison, of... 2 KB (209 words) - 17:15, 5 December 2023 |
(English: /ˈwʊmərə/) originally refers to: Woomera (spear-thrower), an Indigenous Australian spear-throwing tool Woomera may also refer to: RAAF Woomera Range... 1 KB (201 words) - 16:27, 13 June 2020 |
Spearthrower may refer to: Spear-thrower or atlatl, a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart-throwing, and includes a bearing surface... 340 bytes (80 words) - 05:11, 1 March 2016 |
spear-thrower is a development of the Upper Paleolithic, certainly in use by the Solutrean (c. 20,000 years ago). Human athletes can achieve throwing... 11 KB (1,358 words) - 23:16, 11 March 2024 |
significance in the context of the owner and spiritual power of the spear-thrower. Bannerstone at Metropolitan Museum of Art Annual report (1916), New... 11 KB (1,431 words) - 17:20, 24 April 2024 |
campsite and begins to nurse Ao back to health. In the camp, she finds a spear thrower as well as other provisions she will need. Some time later, Ao awakes... 14 KB (2,315 words) - 16:13, 26 February 2024 |
Dart (missile) (category Throwing weapons) to pivot as they are thrown. This requires a special tool called a spear-thrower. In Western culture these might be called atlatl borrowed from the Aztec... 15 KB (1,944 words) - 00:36, 26 August 2023 |
been named after a weapon that was either a staff sling or a throwing stick (spear thrower), ultimately deriving from a Proto-Sinaitic glyph based on the... 16 KB (1,421 words) - 06:52, 28 April 2024 |
constituents are ger (meaning 'spear') and /la:k / (meaning 'motion'). The meaning of the name is thus 'spear thrower'. It became a surname, and a source... 3 KB (510 words) - 02:20, 8 April 2024 |
bevelled base were being produced. By the beginning of the LGM, the spear-thrower was invented in Europe, which can increase the force and accuracy of... 150 KB (18,823 words) - 04:43, 8 April 2024 |
The Corean Chronicles (section Crystal spear thrower) a vacuum that drains anyone nearby of their life force. The crystal spear thrower played a role in the first three novels; it was mentioned obliquely... 24 KB (3,677 words) - 22:47, 27 March 2024 |
an approximately 15,000-year-old carved and engraved fragment of a spear-thrower made of reindeer antler, the piece depicts a member of the now extinct... 26 KB (2,865 words) - 17:01, 29 April 2024 |
The Schöningen spears are a set of ten wooden weapons from the Palaeolithic Age that were excavated between 1994 and 1999 from the 'Spear Horizon' in the... 35 KB (4,109 words) - 01:08, 30 April 2024 |
Mammoth spear thrower, spear thrower in the form of a mammoth, discovered at the rock shelter of Montastruc, Tarn-et-Garonne, France Thrower flashlight... 2 KB (274 words) - 04:36, 30 December 2023 |
Ranged weapon (redirect from Throwing weapon) Boomerang Knobkierrie Rungu Valari Leverage-enhanced Amentum Atlatl (spear-thrower) Kestros Sling Woomera Elastic propulsion Bow Crossbow Repeating crossbow... 11 KB (1,129 words) - 06:32, 31 March 2024 |