Stepping into the mammoth steppe
The ultimate prehistoric tool kit
The art of the ancient ambush
Sustaining life after the showdown
YOUR GOAL
Master of How to hunt a mammoth without getting squished
timberbear Prehistoric hunters used braced ground spears to take down giant mammoths.
timberbear The Prehistoric Tool Kit
Plant the spear, plant the spear! Let their heavy weight do the work!
timberbear This handheld wooden launcher hooks onto a lightweight spear, extending the hunter's arm to strike targets from a
Spear speed: An atlatl-thrown spear can travel up to twenty-eight meters per second, which is faster than a professional baseball pitch.
A handheld device used to launch a spear or dart with increased leverage and velocity. Ice Age hunters relied on this wooden tool to hurl lethal, stone-tipped projectiles at giant woolly mammoths.
timberbear Ancient North Americans engineered the highly advanced stone Clovis point.
Why did prehistoric hunters prefer mammoth ivory over wood for spear shafts in the Arctic?
Why was throwing a spear at a mammoth ineffective according to ballistics tests?
What prehistoric tool was used to launch light spears at speeds over 100 kilometers per hour?