Experimental Archaeology (OLD TOOLS/ATLATLS) with Angelo Robledo

Published: Aug. 11, 2020, 9:17 p.m.

b"Spears! Sharp rocks! Ancient blades, bows and arrows and ...atlatls? What\\u2019s an atlatl? Experimental Archaeologist and decades-long ancient tool enthusiast Angelo Robledo is as passionate as an ologist can get. You likely have never heard of an atlatl, but by the end of the episode you\\u2019ll be carving one out of old lumber. Also covered: early axes, Indigenous traditions of Central and South America, ancient graffiti, tales of field work, archeology heroes, what to do if you find artifacts on a hike, and the physics of how far you can lob ancient weaponry, plus: the World Atlatl Association.\\xa0\\n\\nFollow Angelo Robledo at Twitter.com/idigit1st or Instagram.com/idigit1st\\n\\nCheck out the World Atlatl Association at WorldAtlAtl.org\\n\\nA donation went to Black Trowel Collective:https://blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/\\n\\nListen to Angelo's podcast, Sample Excavator\\xa0\\n\\nInstagram.com/sampleexcavator and Twitter.com/sampleexcavator\\xa0\\n\\nFor more links: alieward.com/ologies/experimentalarchaeology\\n\\nTranscripts & bleeped episodes at: alieward.com/ologies-extras\\n\\nBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies\\n\\nOlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and uh...bikinis? Hi. Yes.\\xa0\\n\\nFollow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies\\n\\nFollow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWard\\n\\nSound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris\\n\\nTheme song by Nick Thorburn\\n\\nSupport the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies"