Atlatl Hook

 

     Archaeologists found a conch or whelk shell atlatl hook at Bayou Jasmine. Atlatls, or spear throwers, were hunting tools that increased the range of a thrown spear considerably. Click here to see an example of an atlatl in use.

 

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Credit: R. Christopher Goodwin and Associates
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