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The 13 pages that link to Spear-thrower, each with the reason it gives.

• Upper PaleolithicRelated: Spear-throwers expanded the range and power of hunting weapons in parts of Upper Paleolithic Eurasia.

• HuntingBroader topic: This device amplified the force of a hunter’s throw before the widespread use of bows.

• Clovis cultureRelated: Clovis points may have armed darts, though their exact hafting and delivery systems remain debated.

• SpearRelated: Its use with throwing darts shows one route from hand-thrown spears to mechanically assisted hunting.

• ArcheryCompared with: It propels a dart without a bowstring or arrow.

• Bow and arrowCompared with: It launches a long dart through leverage, without a bowstring.

• Clovis pointRelated: It is one proposed system for delivering points mounted on hunting darts.

• GravettianCompared with: It offers a later, distinct projectile technology rather than a defining Gravettian tool.

• Chinchorro cultureRelated: Atlatls were among the tools used in the region’s marine hunting economy.

• JavelinCompared with: It amplifies a throw mechanically, whereas a javelin is held and thrown directly.

• MagdalenianBroader topic: Decorated antler spear-throwers are among the period's distinctive hunting tools.

• BlowgunCompared with: It offers a different traditional method for launching a small dart without breath or a tube.

• MacuahuitlCompared with: It delivered projectiles at a distance instead of striking at close range.