Archaeologists Can’t Find Evidence for a Weapon Long Linked to America’s Earliest Hunters

For decades, archaeologists have linked atlatls—spear-throwing devices—to Clovis hunters, America's earliest-known people. But new research is forcing a reckoning. According to Gizmodo, a closer look at the archaeological record reveals surprisingly little evidence that Clovis hunters actually used these weapons. It's an uncomfortable truth: a long-standing historical assumption may rest on surprisingly shaky ground.

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