Ahtlatl
Īhuīcpa Huiquipedia, in yōllōxoxouhqui cēntlamatilizāmoxtli
Ahtlatl ahnōzo tlatzontectli, cē yāōtlatquitl.
The atlatl is a weapon that uses leverage to achieve greater speed in spear-throwing.
In Yancuīc Guinea īhuan Australlān mācēhualtin tequitiltiliā ahtlatl (tapayōlli tlahtlāza). In achtzan tōcāitl Australlānco cah woomera.
[ticpatlaz] Literature
- D. Garrod, Palaeolithic spear throwers. Proc. Prehist. Soc. 21, 1955, 21-35.
- U. Stodiek, Zur Technik der jungpaläolithischen Speerschleuder (Tübingen 1993).
[ticpatlaz] Nō xiquitta
[ticpatlaz] Nohiucan tlachia
- Secrets of the atlatl Citat: "...Many sources have documented the chilling effect that the atlatl had on the conquistadors who accompanied Cortez on his trek through Mexico in 1520 A.D...this weapon had the ability to pierce their armor and plow right on through and into their chests..."
- A good picture depicting use of the atlatl
- New Scientist story "Stone Age Kalashnikov"
- The history of the spearthrower in the New World
