The Missouri Atlatl Association will hold its annual contest and demonstration at Cahokia Mounds Saturday and Sunday, September 24 and 25, from 10 am to 4 pm each day. The public is invited to watch the competitors use these spear throwing devices, which Native Americans used before the introduction of the bow and arrow. Participants will compete for accuracy at several distances with both modern and ancient versions of these weapons. There will also be an area where visitors can try throwing spears with an atlatl.Atlatl contests are a hoot, so if you're in the St. Louis, Missouri area next weekend, be sure to look in. The Mississippian period city of Cahokia is in Collinsville, Illinois, on the east side of the Mississippi River a short drive from St. Louis.
Cahokia Mounds
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