Zelia Nuttall on “The Atlatl or Spear-Thrower of the Ancient Mexicans,” published this summer in the third number of the first volume of the “Ethnographical and Ethnological Papers of the ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited from ... With an eight-foot long spear, a short sword, and a bronze-covered shield, the total weight of their ...

A Greek seal charity which looked after Kostis for several months as a pup thinks it was killed with a spear gun. The endangered seals are protected under Greek law. Kostis was "executed at close ...

It improved the grip and allowed throwers to impart a spin, enhancing both precision and distance. The birth of competitive throwing The javelin throw gained prominence in ancient Greece ...