ABSTRACT
Native American hunters used three basic weapons. The first was a simple thrusting spear, a long shaft with a stone projectile point on the end. Such weapons were used only at close range. Hunters often held the spear and thrust it into the animal or threw it a short distance. The atlatl, a device that allowed the hunter to throw the projectile much farther and faster, made him a more effective hunter. However, the bow and arrow was by far the most effective weapon of the hunt due to its superior range and accuracy.
