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History of Efforts to Legalize Deerhunting in Missouri

|2012 Sep 14 Fri||2022 Jun 07 Tue| Ron Mertz No Comments

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INTRODUCTION Several people have suggested that I write an account of efforts leading to the decision by the Missouri Department of Conservation to legalize the atlatl and dart for deer hunting. In preparation for writing this report, I printed and review ed over 100 emails I had either sent or received related to these efforts … Read More “History of Efforts to Legalize Deerhunting in Missouri” »

The Atlatl as Combat Weapon in 17th -Century Amazonia

|2010 May 24 Mon||2020 Mar 06 Fri| WAA No Comments

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Tapuya Indian Warriors in Dutch Colonial Brazil by Dr. Harald E. L. Prins Kansas State University 24 May 2010 in The Atlatl (Vol. 23, Number 2) Perhaps the most fascinating but, oddly enough, little noticed ethnographic detail on two large 17th-century paintings depicting Amazonian Indian warriors is the wooden spear-thrower or throwing-board, now often known … Read More “The Atlatl as Combat Weapon in 17th -Century Amazonia” »