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Hours:10 am - 3 pm
Ages:Kids
In/Outdoor:Outdoor
Cost:Free
Category:Sporting Events

Get to know the atlatl, a Native American hunting device, at the Fifth Annual Masachusetts Atlatl Field Days, a weekend of target shooting, colonial trades, and crafts at the Rebecca Nurse Honestead in Danvers.

• Atlatl throwing demonstrations
• Atlatl throwing for all ages
• Aztec Atlatl Battle Field Game
• International Standards Accuracy Competition for qualified throwers
• Lithic Axe Factory by Richard Parker
• Workshops and sales by 'Trapper Jon' Enos
• Wasicun Knives display and sales (replica ancient stone knives)
• Boston Museum of Science educational displays

Atlatls are ancient weapons made of wood or bone that predate the bow and arrow in most parts of the world and are one of humankind's first mechanical inventions. These tools were used by Native Americans to hunt.

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www.rebeccanurse.org/

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149 Pine Street, Danvers, MA, 01923 map
Phone: 978-774-8799

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